Karl von Rheinbaben

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Karl Heinrich Traugott Freiherr von Rheinbaben (born November 1, 1781 in Soldin ; † May 3, 1843 in Neisse ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and Lord of Reichenau and canon of the collegiate monastery of St. Peter and Paul in Halberstadt .

Life

origin

The Rheinbaben family received the status of imperial barons in 1736 from the Saxon-Weimar Chancellor Georg Wilhelm von Rheinbaben . Heinrich was the son of the Prussian captain a. D. , most recently head of the disabled company of the “von Crousaz” infantry regiment , Kaspar Heinrich von Rheinbaben (1743–1809) and his wife Karoline Sophie, née Rolla du Rosey († 1793).

Military career

Rheinbaben took effect on 1 November 1795 as Junker in the Hussars Regiment of the Prussian army and was promoted to mid-April 1803 second lieutenant . During the Fourth Coalition War he took part in the battles near Letzlingen and Gadebusch, was able to distinguish himself at Criewitz and was made inactive after the surrender of Ratekau on November 22, 1806.

After the Peace of Tilsit , Rheinbaben came to the Brandenburg Hussar Regiment in February 1808 and was active with the squadrons in Pomerania from June 20, 1808 . End of April 1809 dimittierte he as captain with the permission to wear his army uniform. In the run-up to the Wars of Liberation , Rheinbaben returned to the army and on May 18, 1813 was initially aggregated as a Prime Lieutenant in the Brandenburg Hussar Regiment . On September 19, 1813 he was transferred to the Adjutantur, where he served as Adjutant to Colonel von Hobe . During the war he fought in the battles near Wittstock, Herthabenbusch, Oudenarde, Courtray, Soissons , Wavre , Namur and in the battles near Großbeeren , Dennewitz , Leipzig and Ligny . Rheinbaben received the Iron Cross II. Class for Neuss and the First Class Cross for Belle Alliance .

On February 21, 1815, he was promoted to Rittmeister and on March 6, 1815, Rheinbaben came as adjutant to the current major general von Hobe, who is now commander of the reserve cavalry of III. Army Corps was. In this position he became major on October 2, 1815 and from November 29, 1816 was adjutant in the troop brigade in Posen . On March 6, 1817, he was placed at the disposal of the General Staff in Berlin. Rheinbaben was assigned to the General Staff on March 30, 1819 . As of May 1819, his staff officer salary was 1900 thalers a year. On April 12, 1822, he was head of a war theater section in the General Staff and was awarded the service cross in 1825 . At the end of March 1828 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the IV Army Corps and promoted to lieutenant colonel a year later with a patent from April 10, 1829 . On January 18, 1830 he received the Order of St. John and on April 5, 1830, he joined the VI as Chief of the General Staff . Army Corps over. Rheinbaben was then transferred back to the field service, appointed commander of the 7th Hussar Regiment on March 30, 1831 and promoted to colonel on March 30, 1832. On the occasion of the Kalisch revue , Rheinbaben received the Order of St. Anna II from Emperor Nikolaus I. On March 30, 1838 he took command of the 12th Cavalry Brigade in Neisse and on April 7, 1838 was aggregated to the 7th Hussar Regiment. On March 30, 1839 he was promoted to major general. In this capacity, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV awarded him the Order of the Red Eagle II Class with Oak Leaves on September 12, 1841 . Due to illness, Rheinbaben resigned from military service on March 15, 1843 with the character of lieutenant general and pension . He died on May 3, 1843 in Neisse and was buried in the cemetery at the brick barrier.

In his assessment, Major General von Barnekow wrote : "Lively character, practical cavalry officer, full of zeal for service, scientifically educated and tirelessly anxious to work for the benefit of the highest service."

family

Rheinbaben married Dorothea Maria Amalie Bauck (1789–1810) on July 20, 1809 in Kasimirsburg (Köslin district). From the marriage the son Theodor August Heinrich (1810–1864) emerged, who took his leave as captain and was married to Josepha Baby.

After the death of his first wife, Rheinbaben married Adelheide Wilhelmine Helen von Zychlinski (1787–1855) in Treppln (Guben district) on January 29, 1812. The couple had two children:

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SURNAME Rheinbaben, Karl von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rheinbaben, Karl Heinrich Traugott von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general, canon of the collegiate monastery of St. Peter and Paul
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Soldin
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1843
Place of death Neisse