Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau
Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau (born August 9, 1701 in Kanena , † August 14, 1777 in Berlin ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and inspector general of the artillery .
origin
His parents were Karl Vollradt von Dieskau (1672–1762), Lord of Benndorf , and his second wife Johanna Eleonore von Körbener , a daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm von Körbener . He himself was never married, but his great-nephew was the future General Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke .
Life
Dieskau entered the Prussian service on February 2, 1721 and became a Bombardier . In the year 1727 second lieutenant, already on April 12th 1730 premier lieutenant, on December 13th 1737 staff captain, on November 19th 1741 real captain and on October 15th 1746 major. He had already made many contributions to the development of artillery and received the order Pour le Mérite from Frederick the Great on July 9, 1752 , and the king gave him a magnificent tobacco box. He was appointed lieutenant colonel on April 20, 1755 , and finally colonel and inspector general of the armories and all artillery material on February 28, 1757 . In this position he worked during the Seven Years' War , where he was entrusted with the preparation and execution of all measures relating to the replacement of armaments, equipment and ammunition.
Dieskau became major general on October 18, 1762 and lieutenant general on May 16, 1768 as well as knight of the Order of the Black Eagle . He constructed a type of light cannon on the orders of Frederick the Great . Between 1754 and 1771 nine models, all chamber guns, were introduced into the Prussian artillery. He took part in twelve campaigns, ten battles and nine sieges and in 1738 in a campaign in Hungary.
Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau died unmarried on August 14, 1777 in Berlin. On the orders of Frederick II , a solemn funeral was held in Berlin. Prince Heinrich of Prussia dedicated a plaque on his Rheinsberg obelisk to him .
literature
- Hans Branig : Dieskau, Karl Wilhelm von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 662 ( digitized version ).
- Anton Balthasar König : Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 1 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1788, p. 360 ( Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Ernst Graf zur Lippe-Weißenfeld : Dieskau, Karl Wilhelm von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 147.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses, 1905. Sixth year, p.226 Karl Volrad von Dieskau
Individual evidence
- ↑ At König's: February 29th
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dieskau, Karl Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Lieutenant General and Inspector General of the Artillery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1701 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kanena |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1777 |
| Place of death | Berlin |