Kasimir von Ingersleben

Ludwig August Kasimir von Ingersleben (born December 17, 1778 in Lübgust ; † April 29, 1848 in Berlin ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

His grandfather was the Prussian major general Carl Ludwig von Ingersleben . His parents were Karl Friedrich von Ingersleben (1739–1788) and his wife Helene Amalie, née von Glasenapp (1749–1784), widow of Friedrich Wilhelm von Zastrow (1732–1774). His father was a captain a. D., most recently in the "von Rosen" infantry regiment .

Military career

Ingersleben received his training in his parents' home. On August 1, 1791 he joined the infantry regiment "von Kleist" of the Prussian army as a corporal . As a cornet he was transferred to the cuirassier regiment "von Borstell" on September 18, 1793 . There Ingersleben was promoted to second lieutenant in December 1794 . During the First Coalition War he fought in the cannonade near Valmy , the sieges of Verdun , Longwy and Mainz , the battles near Pirmasens and Kaiserslautern as well as the battles near Hochheim, Oberursel, Kostheim and Grandpre. He was wounded at Grandpre and received a commendation for Kostheim. In 1806 he was promoted to prime lieutenant and wounded in the Battle of Auerstedt during the Fourth Coalition War . He also fought in the battle near Nordhausen.

After the Peace of Tilsit , Ingersleben was aggregated with half pay in the Brandenburg Dragoons Regiment on October 7, 1808, and promoted to staff captain on October 28, 1808. In the campaign against Russia in 1812 he fought in the battles near Garossenkrug, Eckau, Ruhenthal and Wollgund and received Ingersleben on October 18, 1812 the order Pour le Mérite .

During the Wars of Liberation he fought in the battle of Großgörschen and Leipzig . He received a commendation for the battle at Danigkow. He took part in the battles near Wittenberg, Roßlau, Aken, the storming of Arnhem and the sieges of Wesel and Venloo. On January 19, 1814 he was promoted to Rittmeister and on May 6, 1814 transferred to the Cleveschen Landwehr Cavalry Regiment. On June 26, 1815 he was transferred to the 1st Rheinische Landwehr Cavalry Regiment and on July 23, 1815 he was transferred to the Brandenburg Dragoons Regiment No. 3; on September 5, 1815 he became a major in the 2nd Rhenish Landwehr Regiment.

On May 31, 1816, he was aggregated to the 7th Dragoon Regiment. On March 30, 1829, he was transferred to the 4th Dragoons Regiment as a lieutenant colonel with a patent on April 7, 1829, but on April 29, 1829 Ingersleben was commissioned to lead the 5th Cuirassier Regiment . There he was appointed regimental commander on February 18, 1831 and promoted to colonel on March 30, 1832 with a patent from April 3, 1832. On March 20, 1834, he was retired with a pension of 1,750 thalers and permission to wear his uniform. On April 1, 1834, he received an additional 200 thalers and on October 3, 1834 the character of major general. He died in Berlin on April 29, 1848 and was buried in the garrison cemetery on May 2, 1848 .

family

Ingersleben married Karoline von Unruh (1774–1862), widowed von Kameke , in 1801 . She was a daughter of Lieutenant General Karl Philipp von Unruh . The couple had several children:

• Ludwig Karl Friedrich (1802–1879), Privy Councilor and President of the Upper Tribunal in Berlin ⚭ Josephine (Sophie) von Loga (1816–1884)

their daughter, Marie Louise Klara (1834-1903), married on April 5, 1862, later Lieutenant General Paul von Kropff

• Albert (1805–1891), Prussian Lieutenant General ⚭ 1841 Emilie von Loga (1822–1871), writer, pseudonym: Emmy von Rothenfels
• Ernst Theodor Otto Paul (1807–1870), second lieutenant a. D. ⚭ 1839 Apolonia Rievenglowski (1822–1913)
• Clare (1810-1835)

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 5, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632802 , pp. 237-238, no. 1526.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary: Emilie von Loga. In: Deutsche Roman-Zeitung. 1872, p. 673.