Karl Friedrich von Süßmilch called Hörnig

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Karl Friedrich von Süßmilch called Hörnig (born April 2, 1788 in Kraussnitz ; † December 16, 1864 in Kötzschenbroda ) was a major general in Saxony .

Life

Süßmilch comes from a noble family whose diploma for the elevation to the imperial nobility dates from 1776, the elevation to the Polish nobility took place in 1775. The nickname comes from the Silesian imperial noble family von Hörnig, which expired in 1760.

He became an officer in the Saxon Army . In 1807, during the Fourth Coalition War , Süßmilch took part in the siege of Danzig as commander of a grenadier battalion and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry for his services on July 3, 1807 .

During Napoléon's Russian campaign in 1812 , he was captured and only exchanged from Siberian captivity a year and a half later.

In 1816, Süßmilch became commander of the French fortress of Lille , in 1832 military commander in Wurzen, Saxony, and in 1836 of Bautzen . His promotion to major general took place in 1845, together with the military order for the Saxon residence city of Dresden .

He retired from military service in 1847 or 1851 and died at the age of 77.

In the middle of the 19th century, Süßmilch lived in Kötzschenbroda on today's Heinrich-Zille-Straße 61 in a "country house with a late Biedermeier character" with vineyards.

One of the general's nephews is the Colonel and Nestor of Saxon cartography, Moritz von Süßmilch called Hörnig .

literature

  • Andrew Jackson Aikens, Lewis A. Proctor: Men of Progress. Wisconsin. A selected list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life. Together with short notes on the history and character of Wisconsin. (en)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Royal Saxon Military St. Heinrichs Order 1736-1918. An honor sheet of the Saxon Army. Wilhelm and Bertha von Baensch Foundation. Dresden 1937. p. 37
  2. ↑ entry about Süssmilch called Hörnig in: New general German nobility-Lexicon.
  3. ↑ a b c Men of Progress. Wisconsin. (pages 417-451) A selected list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life. Together with short notes on the history and character of Wisconsin. (en)
  4. ↑ Volker Helas (arrangement): City of Radebeul . Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Saxony, Large District Town Radebeul (=  Monument Topography Federal Republic of Germany . Monuments in Saxony ). SAX-Verlag, Beucha 2007, ISBN 978-3-86729-004-3 , p. 143 .
personal data
SURNAME Sweet milk called Hörnig, Karl Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sweet milk Hörnig, Carl Friedrich von; Sweet milk Hörnig, Carl Friedrich von; Suessmilch-Hoernig, Karl Friederich from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon major general
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Kraussnitz
DATE OF DEATH December 16, 1864
Place of death Kötzschenbroda