Karl Wilhelm Sigismund von Rottenburg

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Karl Wilhelm Sigismund von Rottenburg (also: von Rothenburg ) (born January 18, 1777 in Klemzig , † August 21, 1837 in Wesel ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and most recently in command of Wesel.

Life

origin

His parents were the entomologist and heir to Klemzig Sigismund Adrian von Rottenburg (* April 28, 1745; † 1797) and his wife Wilhelmine Philippine, born von Schlichting (* 1756; † October 24, 1790).

Military career

Rottenburg came to Berlin as a cadet on November 17, 1790 and was employed on March 11, 1794 as an ensign with a patent from March 30, 1794 in the "von Borch" infantry regiment of the Prussian Army . During the First Coalition War he fought in the Battle of Kaiserslautern . On October 6, 1797 he became second lieutenant . In the Fourth Coalition War Rottenburg fought in the Battle of Jena and in the battles near Boitzenburg, Nordhausen and Prenzlau. He was captured near Prenzlau, but was exchanged in January.

Rottenburg came to Königsberg , where he was transferred to General Graf Goetzen on December 15, 1806 as an adjutant . He continued to fight in County Glatz and in the siege of Neisse. In addition, on December 17, 1807, he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite for Neisse. Nevertheless, he received his resignation on November 19, 1808 . On February 18, 1809 he returned to the army as a captain and on June 1, 1809 he became adjutant to Colonel von Zieten. On June 10, 1811 he was promoted to major and on October 11 , 1811, he was transferred to the Cosel Fortress as 2nd in command . From there he came to Neisse on February 15, 1812 as 2nd commandant and on March 18, 1812 he was commissioned to take on the business as commandant of the Kolberg Fortress. From there he was transferred to General Tauentzien on March 8, 1813 as Chief of the General Staff of the IV Army Corps . During the Wars of Liberation he received the Iron Cross II. Class for Blankenfeld , fought in front of Magdeburg , in the siege of Stettin and in the battles near Großbeeren and Dennewitz . Rottenburg was also in the siege of Torgau and Wittenberg, and in the blockade of Magdeburg he was awarded the Red Eagle Order IV class, the Russian Order of St. Vladimir III. Class and the Order of Saint Anne II. Class. On March 2, 1814, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on June 2, 1814 he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class and on July 5, 1814 with the Swedish Order of the Sword, 2nd Class. After the Peace of Paris he was confirmed on October 3, 1814 as Chief of the General Staff.

After the war, Rottenburg was promoted to colonel on October 17, 1815 and chief of the VI. Army Corps appointed. In 1816 he came to the General Command of Brandenburg and Pomerania as chief . For this he received the Order of the Red Eagle III on January 18, 1818. Class. On January 8, 1821, he was transferred to the War Department and on March 30, 1822 promoted to major general. On June 18, 1825, he joined the 11th Landwehr Brigade as a commander, and on July 3, 1825, he received the service cross and on July 26, 1825, a bonus of 500 thalers. Later, on September 9, 1828, he received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves. On March 30, 1831, he was transferred to Minden Fortress as a commandant , but was appointed in command of Wesel Fortress on May 24, 1834 . Here he received the character of Lieutenant General on March 30, 1837 , before he died on August 21, 1837 in Wesel. He was buried on August 23, 1834 on Bastion 7 at the Berliner Tor .

Siege of Neisse

As Adjutant von Goetzen he was sent to the besieged fortress Neisse, for which he had to sneak through the enemy lines. Although he was only a lieutenant, he took part in the deliberations in the fortress. Despite his perseverance efforts, he had to agree that it was agreed with the French General Vandamme that if no relief had arrived by May 30, 1807, the fortress should be handed over. He sent a courier to Rottenburg who was to return with instructions to continue defending , but he was intercepted and shot. Rottenburg himself was on the way to Glatz when he was picked up by the French in Frankenberg on the 4th. He was supposed to be shot with the courier, but was pardoned by Vandamme and taken to prison in Strasbourg , where he remained until the end of the war.

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SURNAME Rottenburg, Karl Wilhelm Sigismund von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rothenburg, Karl Wilhelm Sigismund from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and finally commander of Wesel
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH Klemzig
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1837
Place of death Wesel