Constantine of Busse

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Konstantin Ernst Albert Maximilian Julius von Busse (born September 24, 1820 in Jauer , † May 24, 1897 in Monte Carlo ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commandant of the Posen fortress .

Life

origin

Konstantin was the son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Maximilian von Busse (1783–1864) and his wife Konstanze, born von Schickfus (1786–1852).

Military career

Busse visited the educational institution in Radschütz, the orphanage in Bunzlau , the Liegnitz Knight Academy and the crafts school in Magdeburg . On February 18, 1838, he joined the 17th Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a musketeer and was promoted to Second Lieutenant by mid-January 1840 . From October 1, 1847 to March 17, 1848 he completed the general war school for further training and was commanded to the naval battalion in Stettin from October 1848 to November 1849 . On December 12, 1850, he became an adjutant of the 26th Infantry Division . From mid-March 1851, Busse continued his training at the General War School, which he successfully completed on September 30, 1852. In the meantime promoted to prime lieutenant, he was appointed regimental adjutant on November 1, 1852. In 1855 he was assigned to the Department of Topographical Surveying of the General Staff. From August 1, 1856 to January 18, 1859, Busse was a company commander in the 2nd Battalion of the 17th Landwehr Regiment in Düsseldorf , and at the same time a major and a stage commander in the city. During this time he was promoted to captain on June 13, 1857 .

On January 19, 1859, Busse was transferred to the 24th Infantry Regiment with a patent from March 19, 1854 and in mid-March he was appointed Adjutant to the General Command of the VII Army Corps . On December 24, 1860, he was promoted to major and was assigned to the Great General Staff . On August 20, 1864, Busse became the commander of the Fusilier Battalion in the 4th Rhenish Infantry Regiment No. 30 and on September 5, 1865, the commander of the 2nd Battalion in the 6th Westphalian Infantry Regiment No. 55 . Before the start of the German War , he was given command of the Fusilier Battalion in the 4th East Prussian Grenadier Regiment No. 5 on April 24, 1866 and rose to lieutenant colonel at the beginning of June . In the battle of Trautenau Busse was seriously wounded and for his work with the Crown Order III. Excellent with swords.

On March 22, 1868 he became a colonel and commander of the 6th East Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 43 . He led this association in 1870/71 during the war against France in the battles at Colombey , Noisseville and Amiens , the siege of Metz and the battles at Moulineaux and La Londe. Awarded both classes of the Iron Cross , Busse was appointed commander of the 26th Infantry Brigade after the peace treaty under position à la suite of his regiment on October 12, 1872 . In the same capacity he took over the 18th Infantry Brigade on February 4, 1873 and was promoted to major general on March 22, 1873. On December 12, 1876, he was promoted to commandant of the Poznan Fortress and on January 18, 1878 to lieutenant general. With the approval of his resignation petition , he was put up for disposal on April 12, 1881, and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle First Class with Oak Leaves with a pension .

He died in Monte Carlo on May 24, 1897.

In his assessment, the battalion commander Colonel Boettcher wrote: “He is distinguished by his military sense and spirit. He has many skills and tries to perfect himself scientifically. He is useful in practical service, solid, decent and decent in his outward conduct. "

family

Busse married Mathilde Witting (* 1830), a daughter of the pharmacist Ernst Witting , on January 12, 1854 in Höxter . The daughters Johanna (* 1856) and Konstanze (* 1858) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Co-founder of the Pharmacists 'Association in Westphalia , forerunner of the German Pharmacists' Association
personal data
SURNAME Busse, Konstantin von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Busse, Konstantin Ernst Albert Maximilian Julius von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General and Commander of the Posen Fortress
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Yeah
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 1897
Place of death Monte Carlo