Karl Friedrich von Kitscher
Karl Friedrich von Kitscher (* in the Neumark ; † March 1, 1770 in Berlin ) was a Prussian colonel in the artillery , regiment chief and knight of the order Pour le Mérite .
Life
He was the son of the Prussian captain and heir on Briesen Levin Dyonisius von Kitscher and his wife Dorothea Agnesa, née von Weber.
Kitscher joined the Prussian artillery in 1737 as a bombardier . On November 19, 1741, he was promoted to second lieutenant and on December 24, 1742, he was promoted to prime lieutenant , and on August 21, 1750 to staff captain and finally in July 1757 to captain . On November 7, 1761 he was promoted to major and on December 27, 1761 to lieutenant colonel. Kitscher finally reached his highest rank on April 3, 1763 as colonel and regiment chief of the second artillery regiment .
Kitscher took part in all the Silesian wars . On August 27, 1760, he received the order Pour le Mérite for his service in the battle near Strehla .
He remained unmarried and died without leaving any heirs.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Karl Friedrich von Kitscher . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 274 ( Karl Friedrich von Kitscher at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Louis von Malinowsky, Robert von Bonin : History of the Brandenburg-Prussian artillery. Volume 1, Duncker and Humblot, Berlin 1840, p. 209
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le mérite. Volume 1, ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1913, p. 89, no.540.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kitscher, Karl Friedrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian artillery colonel, regiment chief and knight of the order Pour le Mérite |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neumark |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1770 |
| Place of death | Berlin |