Karl von Fuchs
Karl Friedrich von Fuchs (born September 6, 1791 in Magdeburg ; † January 5, 1874 there ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
The von Fuchs family comes from Monzingen an der Nahe . It received the Prussian nobility on November 20, 1716 through the general's grandfather, Minister of the Budget and War, Johann Heinrich von Fuchs . Karl was a son of the Prussian captain in the infantry regiment "von Kleist" Karl Friedrich von Fuchs (1750-1802) and his wife Philippine Sophie Elisabeth, née Wanney. His brother Ferdinand Karl Philipp (1788–1843) became the Prussian chief forester, his sister Wilhelmine Luise Karoline (* 1789) was married to the Spanish ambassador Marques d'Olcicho.
Military career
Fuchs visited the Berlin Cadet House and on October 19, 1806 was employed as a non-commissioned officer in the 1st East Prussian Reserve Battalion. He took the 1806/07 War of the Fourth Coalition in part, has been with the center in June 1808 character as a second lieutenant asked inactive and joined the year after the guerrillas to Ferdinand von Schill on.
On March 26, 1810 Fuchs was patent from January 23, 1808 second lieutenant, and on September 1, 1811 the Colbergschen Infantry Regiment aggregated . This was followed on June 6, 1812 by his transfer to the 1st Pomeranian Infantry Regiment and on December 12, 1812, the aggregation in the 3rd East Prussian Infantry Regiment .
During the Wars of Liberation , Fuchs took part in the sieges of Wittenberg , Gorkum and Soissons . He was wounded in the battles near Großgörschen and Dennewitz , and fought near Leipzig and Laon . In the Battle of Ligny Fuchs was wounded again and awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class. He was also wounded in the battles at Halle and Luckau , fought at Hoyerswerda and was awarded the Order of Saint Anne III at Gosselies . Class excellent.
On April 18, 1815, Fuchs joined the 24th Infantry Regiment as a first lieutenant and rose to captain and company commander by mid-November 1817 . On June 5, 1833 he was transferred to the 3rd Landwehr Infantry Regiment as a major and commander of the 2nd Battalion. From mid-August 1837, he was employed in the 33rd Infantry Regiment and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1843. He was promoted to colonel on March 31, 1846, initially with the command of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, and on October 5, 1846, Fuchs was appointed regiment commander. On December 4, 1849, he came to Königsberg as commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade . In this capacity he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle III in January 1851 . Awarded class with a ribbon. On September 19, 1851, Fuchs was given command of the 1st Landwehr Brigade, which was also stationed in Königsberg. After his promotion to major general , he became commander of the 10th Infantry Brigade in Poznan on December 2, 1851 . The 19th Infantry Brigade with garrison in Frankfurt (Oder) , which Fuchs commanded until May 7, 1855, was renamed from this large formation . Then he was the Lieutenant General's farewell to board . He died on January 5, 1874 in Magdeburg.
family
Fuchs married Gottliebe Henriette Thusnelda von Prittwitz von Gaffron (1799–1873) on July 6, 1817 . The couple had several children:
- Maria
- Karl Ferdinand Moritz (1820–1846), Second Lieutenant ⚭ 1844 Luise Charlotte Caroline Johanne Buchka (1820–1907), sister of Hermann von Buchka
- Friedrich Wilhelm Paul
- Ida Hermine Theodora ⚭ Carl Georg Amelung (1795–1851), mirror manufacturer
- wolfgang
- Moritz Bernhard (1827–1897), retired major general D.
- Emma (1828–1903) ⚭ 1850 Heinrich von Olszewski (1823–1918), Lieutenant General ret. D.
- Viktor (1830–1909), Post Director ⚭ Ida Bacher (1842–1926)
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , pp. 199-200, no. 1824.
- Carl Friedrich von Vechelde: Ferdinand von Schill and his crowd. P. 116 Fuchs II.
- Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the letter aristocratic houses. 1931, p. 154.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Genealogical pocket book of the knights and Noble families. 1878, third year, p. 597.
- ^ New necrology of the Germans. P. 1097.
- ^ Family foundation Hofgärtner Hermann Sello
- ↑ Das Inland: a weekly for d. Daily story Liv-, Esth- u. Courlands. Volume 24, p. 66.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fuchs, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fuchs, Karl Friedrich von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1874 |
| Place of death | Magdeburg |