Karl Schröders

Karl Theodor Schröders (born November 21, 1796 in Brandenburg an der Havel , † June 26, 1867 in Bielefeld ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

Origin and family

Karl Theodor was a son of the assessor at the excise and customs directorate, and later privy councilor Friedrich Wilhelm Schröder (1756-1824) and Karoline Amalie, nee Lange.

His marriage to Ludowika Singelmann (1798–1879), which he entered into in 1817, resulted in four daughters and a son.

Career

Schröders began his career in the Prussian army in 1809 as a hunter in the 1st Jäger Battalion , advanced to portepeef ensign in 1809 , secondary lieutenant in 1810 and was assigned to the general war school in 1810/11 . In 1811 he went to the 1st East Prussian Infantry Regiment and took part in the Sixth Coalition War and the Wars of Liberation , in particular the battles at Wollgund, Eckau, Schlockhof, Bernburg (where he was wounded), at Danigkow, Merseburg, Colditz, Königswartha, Löwenberg, Goldberg, Saint-Dizier , La Chaussée, Châlons, Château-Thierry , the crossing near Wartenburg (Award: Iron Cross II. Class), the battles near Großgörschen , Bautzen , the Katzbach , near Leipzig (again wounded) and Laon . In 1814 he was promoted to Premier Lieutenant and was promoted to captain and company commander in 1815. In 1834 he was promoted to major , in 1844 to lieutenant colonel and in 1847 to colonel . In the same year he was initially commissioned to lead the 13th Infantry Regiment and Schröders was appointed regimental commander.

Schröder has his 1850 farewell as a major general with pension received was in 1857 with pension for disposition made and 1863 with the Red Eagle Award II. Class with oak leaves.

literature

Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , p. 212, no. 1840.

Individual evidence

^ Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 908–909 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).

personal data
SURNAME	Schröders, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schröders, Karl Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH	November 21, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brandenburg on the Havel
DATE OF DEATH	June 26, 1867
Place of death	Bielefeld

[1] Rolf Straubel : Biographical manual of the Prussian administrative and judicial officials 1740–1806 / 15 . In: Historical Commission to Berlin (Ed.): Individual publications . 85. KG Saur Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-598-23229-9 , pp. 908–909 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).