Charles of Corbin

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Johann Paul Karl von Corbin (born May 27, 1788 in Wesel ; † November 13, 1863 in Xanten ) was a Prussian major general and commander of the 3rd Landwehr Brigade.

Life

origin

Karl was the son of Landsrat Jakob von Corbin and his wife Maria Johanna Emilie, née Mauritz.

Military career

Corbin visited the Berlin cadet school and then went on April 4, 1804 Corporal Corporal in the Infantry Regiment "Tauentzien" the Prussian army one. During the Fourth Coalition War , with the surrender of the Magdeburg Fortress , he became a prisoner of war and after the war resigned from the army as a second lieutenant at the instigation of the Bergisches Gouvernement on February 17, 1808 .

He then entered the service of the newly established Grand Duchy of Berg as a second lieutenant with a patent from February 1, 1808 . On October 5, 1808, he became lieutenant prime minister and captain the following year . He took part with the Bergisch contingent during the Spanish campaign in the siege of Gerona and the battles at St. George, Bollasokit, Bascava, St. Michel, Bagnola, Villa Rance and St. Daniel. The troops returned in 1810 to take part in the Russian campaign in 1812 . There he fought in the battles near Vitebsk and the Berezina . Corbin was from December 22, 1813 to April 19, 1814 in captivity.

After his release he was in command of Bonn , joined Prussian service on April 2, 1815 and was employed as a captain in the 7th Kurmärkische Landwehr Infantry Regiment. On 9 February 1816, first to the 27th Infantry Regiment and the on March 31, 1817 24th Infantry Regiment aggregated , Corbin was in the latter on 30 March 1824 Association einrangiert. In mid-May 1829 he was promoted to major and was transferred to the 8th Landwehr Regiment on March 30, 1832 as commander of the 1st battalion. There he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 30, 1840 and transferred to the 10th Infantry Regiment on March 28, 1841 . On July 6, 1841, he was initially assigned to lead the 11th Infantry Regiment and on September 12, 1841, Corbin was appointed regiment commander. In this capacity he rose to colonel on April 7, 1842. On March 9, 1848, he was appointed commander of the 3rd Landwehr Brigade and on May 10, 1848 he was promoted to major general. Under awarded the Red Eagle II. Class with oak took Corbin on April 4, 1850 his parting with inn . He died on November 13, 1863 in Xanten am Rhein.

family

Corbin married Anna Christina Franziska von Kinsky (1794–1868) in Wesel on September 28, 1819 .

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personal data
SURNAME Corbin, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Corbin, Johann Paul Karl von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and commander of the 3rd Landwehr Brigade
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Wesel
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1863
Place of death Xanten