Leopold von Rath
Leopold von Rath († before 1790 in Silesia ) was a Prussian colonel and commander of the 5th standing grenadier battalion .
Life
Rath came from a noble family in Anhalt . He joined in 1741 from Württemberg in Prussian military service and was a Captain in the Infantry Regiment. 26 grouped. In his first year of service he was transferred to Garrison Regiment No. V and advanced there to colonel.
In 1753 he was commander of the stationary V. grenadier battalion, consisting of the grenadier companies of Garrison regiments no. V "Mützschefall" and no. X "Blanckensee" was formed.
He took part in all the Silesian Wars for the Prussians, but had to say goodbye in 1759 for health reasons and died "a few years" before 1790 in Silesia.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Leopold von Rath . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 262 ( Leopold von Rath at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Gottlob Naumann : Collection of unprinted messages, explaining the history of the Prussian campaigns from 1740 to 1782 , Volume 3, Dresden 1783, p. 423, FN m.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German Adels Lexicon , Volume 7, Leipzig 1867, p. 350.
- ^ Johann Friedrich Seyfart : Brief history of all royal Prussian regiments , Nuremberg 1760, p. 123.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rath, Leopold von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian colonel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1790 |
| Place of death | Silesia |