Karl Friedrich von Holtzendorff

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Holtzendorff's gravestone in the old garrison cemetery

Karl Friedrich Holtzendorff , from 1767 von Holtzendorff , (born August 17, 1764 in Berlin ; † September 29, 1828 there ) was a Prussian officer , most recently a lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Karl Friedrich was the son of Georg Ernst Holtzendorff, who was raised to the nobility in 1767, and his wife Louise Dorothea Röber.

Military career

After his upbringing in his parents' house, u. a. by August Friedrich Wilhelm Crome , Holtzendorff joined the field artillery corps of the Prussian Army on March 11, 1778 . His first battle was in Trautenau in the War of the Bavarian Succession . In 1781 he became Second Lieutenant of the 1st Foot Artillery Regiment. In 1787 he was transferred to the mounted artillery. In 1790 Friedrich Wilhelm II awarded a preamble to the cathedral chapter of Camin. During the second division of Poland, he was sent to Poland after 1794. After the battle of Wawriczow on August 26, 1794, he was honored with the order Pour le Mérite . In 1797 he became prime lieutenant and in 1798 he was promoted to staff captain.

In 1805 he was moved to Hildesheim. In the campaign of 1806 he was wounded near Halle and, after convalescence, came to Danzig with 180 artillerymen . There he became a commandant on the Hagelsberg and then a major . He then took part in the defense of Danzig.

In 1809 he was appointed commander of the mounted artillery and in October brigadier of the entire mounted artillery. In 1813 he was transferred from Breslau to Kolberg and was commander of the artillery in the corps of General von Bülow . In the battle near Möckern he earned the Iron Cross 2nd class.

After the armistice, he was appointed lieutenant colonel . After the Battle of Großbeeren he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class. In the subsequent battle of Dennewitz he also led the artillery excellently and was promoted to major general.

He was wounded in the Battle of Ligny shortly before Waterloo and was awarded the oak leaves for the Pour le Mérite on October 2, 1815. From 1816 he was in command of all artillery in France and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class. After the peace treaty he became Brigade Chief of the Guard Artillery and the 2nd and 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. In 1818 he was appointed lieutenant general. In 1820 he became chief of the 2nd division in Danzig. In 1825 he received the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves and became General Inspector of the Army’s military education and training system .

family

Holtzendorff was married to Charlotte Leopoldine Wilhelmine, née von Boyen (1769-1848), on October 11, 1791. The marriage had seven children:

  • Karoline Wilhelmine (* August 21, 1792; † February 2, 1853) ∞ Leopold Rudolf von Puttkamer (1797–1868), later Prussian general of the infantry
  • Juliane Friederike Aurora Edilie (* 1794)
  • Karl Wilhelm Ernst (* 1795)
  • Friedrich Julius (1797–1797)
  • Leopoldine Henriette Agnes Ernestine (* 1798) ∞ Karl von Pritzelwitz , court marshal of Prince Friedrich of Prussia
  • Johannette Luise Rosalie (* 1801) ∞ Ferdinand von Carlowitz (1788–1832), Prussian officer
  • Berta Cäcilie Hermine (born July 29, 1805) ∞ Leopold Rudolf von Puttkamer (1797–1868), later Prussian general of the infantry

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Genealogical pocket book of the knights and Aristocratic families, 1879. Fourth year p.80
personal data
SURNAME Holtzendorff, Karl Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1764
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1828
Place of death Berlin