Karl von Müller (Lieutenant General)

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Karl August Friedrich Müller , von Müller since 1880 , (born January 26, 1822 in Mannheim , † September 9, 1885 in Darmstadt ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

He was the son of the court domain registrar Matthias Müller († 1841) and his wife Marie, born von Diemer († 1850).

Military career

Müller first attended grammar school in Freiburg im Breisgau and then the Polytechnic in Karlsruhe . On April 1, 1839, he joined the 1st Line Infantry Regiment of the Baden Army as a musketeer and attended the war school in Karlsruhe from October 1839 to early February 1841 . At the end of May Müller became a lieutenant and was commanded from November 1842 to August 1845 for further training at the higher officers' school. After the successful completion, he was promoted to first lieutenant on October 28, 1845, and shortly thereafter was appointed adjutant of the 1st battalion. In this capacity, Müller took in the course of the crackdown Baden Revolution at the battle for Staufen part.

After the suppression of the revolution, Müller was in temporary retirement due to the dissolution of the army from August 13, 1849 to March 3, 1850. With the reorganization of the army he then came to the 5th Infantry Battalion and was transferred as a captain to the Jäger Battalion on October 23, 1852 . In May and June 1859, Müller was sent to France on the occasion of the Sardinian War , where he participated as an observer in the campaign against Austria. In May 1861 he was promoted to major and on November 9, 1865 he was battalion commander in the 2nd Line Infantry Regiment . In this position, Müller was deployed in 1866 during the war against Prussia in the battles near Hundheim , Werbach and Gerchsheim .

After the peace agreement, Müller rose further and on October 21, 1868, when he was promoted to colonel, he was appointed commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment in Rastatt. He led his regiment in 1870 in the war against France in the battle of Wörth and the siege of Strasbourg . In early October 1870, Müller was seriously wounded in the battle at Etival. Then Lieutenant Colonel Eduard Kraus took over the leadership of his regiment. For his achievements, Müller was honored with the Iron Cross II. Class and the Knight's Cross of the Military Karl Friedrich Order of Merit .

Müller took over his regiment again on March 6, 1871, and in this capacity was taken over into the Prussian Army on July 15, 1871 . On December 29, 1875 he was released from his command and subsequently promoted to Major General of the Army. As such, on March 11, 1876, he was appointed commander of the 59th Infantry Brigade in Metz . For his services in the troop leadership, Müller was awarded the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves on May 8, 1877 and the Crown Order II. Class with a Star on September 23, 1879 .

At the beginning of 1880 , Grand Duke Friedrich I. Müller elevated him to the hereditary nobility of Baden . On June 12, 1880, Müller was put up for disposition with the statutory pension due to his state of health and was given the character of Lieutenant General .

family

Müller had married Sophie Christiane Goßweyler (1828-1882) on February 16, 1850 in Karlsruhe. Several children emerged from the marriage:

  • Elisabeth Sophie (born August 21, 1852)
  • Karl August Friedrich (born March 28, 1856), Major a. D. ⚭ 1897 Maria Mathilde Elvire Peters (born July 19, 1858)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anonymous : The officer corps of the infantry regiment Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm (3rd Badisches) No. 111.Baden -Baden 1902, p. 8.
  2. ^ Eupen cemetery , coat of arms and history of Müller.
personal data
SURNAME Müller, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Müller, Karl August Friedrich von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 1885
Place of death Darmstadt