Karl Wilhelm von Kottwitz

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Karl Wilhelm von Kottwitz (* 1718 in Niederlausitz ; † November 4, 1788 in Magdeburg ) was a Prussian colonel .

Life

Kottwitz joined the Prussian Army's 25th Infantry Regiment in 1738 and was promoted to staff captain in June 1756 . After the battle of Kolin , he became company commander there in 1757 . He rose further and was promoted to major in December 1760 , in May 1769 to lieutenant colonel and finally to colonel on June 9, 1772. On January 8, 1774 he became a knight of the order Pour le Mérite . In April 1780. Kotwitz received his farewell as commander of the regiment, but took over on April 29 of the year as a regimental commander , the Magdeburg Country Regiment .

Kottwitz was married to Juliane Louise von Löben , who survived him as a widow.

literature

  • Anton Balthasar König : Karl Wilhelm von Kottwitz . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 2 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1789, p. 319 ( Karl Wilhelm von Kottwitz at Wikisource [PDF]).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le mérite. Volume 1, Mittler , Berlin 1913, p. 120, no. 677 .
  2. ^ Supplement to the military weekly paper , Mittler, Berlin 1871, p. 182, no. 26 .
  3. ^ Günther Gieraths : The Combat Operations of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army 1626–1807 , Berlin 1964, p. 325 .
  4. ^ Johann von Heilmann : The Art of War of the Prussians under King Frederick the Great , Volume 2, Meißen 1853, p. 403 .
  5. ^ Curt Jany : History of the Prussian Army , Volume 3, Osnabrück 1967, p. 143.
personal data
SURNAME Kottwitz, Karl Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian colonel
DATE OF BIRTH 1718
PLACE OF BIRTH Lower Lusatia
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1788
Place of death Magdeburg