Louis Arthur von Briesen

Louis Arthur von Briesen (born January 19, 1819 in Schivelbein , † January 11, 1896 in Hirschberg ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Louis Arthur came from the Briesen family . He was the son of Ludwig von Briesen (1773-1859) and his wife Karoline Sabine, born von Mellenthin († 1861).

Military career

Briesen attended the Joachimsthalsche Gymnasium and then joined the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a musketeer on July 11, 1835 . Here he was appointed Portepeefähnrich on July 13, 1837 and promoted to Second Lieutenant on May 22, 1839 . From October 1842 to the end of March 1848 Briesen was then a teacher at the combined division schools of the II Army Corps . He then took part in the campaign against Denmark with his main regiment and fought near Schleswig and Düppel . In August 1850 Briesen became adjutant in the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Landwehr Regiment and then joined the 2nd Landwehr Regiment in the same function on July 1, 1851. Here Briesen acted as a company commander in the 1st Battalion from October 1, 1853, became a captain on July 21, 1857 and finally returned to the 2nd Infantry Regiment two years later. There he was used initially as a company commander and, after his promotion to major, from April 18, 1865 as commander of the 1st battalion. Briesen fought with the regiment in 1866 during the war against Austria near Gitschin and Königgrätz . For personal bravery, Briesen received the Order of the Crown III on September 20, 1866 . Class with swords.

After the end of the war, on September 25, 1867, he was transferred to Infantry Regiment No. 23 and on March 22, 1868, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel . As such, Briesen was appointed regimental commander for the duration of the war against France on July 18, 1870 and promoted to colonel eight days later . He took part in the battle at Chevilly and the siege of Paris , was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and confirmed as regimental commander after the end of the war.

On September 15, 1874 Briesen was placed à la suite of the regiment and commissioned with the leadership of the 2nd Infantry Brigade . A month later he was appointed commander of this brigade and on October 27, 1874 he was promoted to major general . In this position there was a serious rift with his superior in command, General Albert von Barnekow . He had criticized Briesen in the presence of subordinates in a violent manner. He complained about it to a higher authority and was right, but was then transferred to the 17th Infantry Brigade as commander on January 2, 1887 . On January 20, 1878, Briesen was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords, for his long service . He was put up for disposal on May 3, 1878 with his pension and the award of the Crown Order II. Class with Star and Swords .

On September 30, 1895, Briesen was given the character of Lieutenant General.

family

Briesen married Cäcilie Huda von Wedel (* July 25, 1823, † August 31, 1863 in Stettin ) on March 14, 1843 in Stettin . After her death, he married in Breslau on September 6, 1865 Klara, née Jaeckel, widowed Suren (* June 7, 1834 in Breslau; † September 12, 1898 in Bernburg (Saale) ). The following children emerged from the marriages:

• Hedwig (born August 10, 1844), sister in the Augusten Hospital in Berlin
• Gertrud (born February 16, 1846 - † January 26, 1904), boarding house and school director in Potsdam
• Walter (1846-1856)
• Alfred Arthur Konstantin (1849–1914), Prussian general of the infantry
• Martha (1851–1876)
• Rüdiger Arthur (born April 26, 1853; † April 9, 1904), Prussian Colonel, last commander of the infantry regiment "von Alvensleben" (6th Brandenburg) No. 52 ⚭ 1882 Hedwig Ottilie von Wedel (born January 17, 1855)
• Albrecht (* / † 1856)
• Cäcilie (born August 4, 1857)
• Marie (1858-1859)
• Kurt (born July 26, 1866 - † June 26, 1870)
• Hans (1868–1869)
• Margarethe (born April 6, 1870)
• Erich (March 2, 1873 - 1898)

literature

• Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 9, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1941], DNB 986919780 , pp. 481-482, no. 3024.
• Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses 1905. Sixth year, p. 178f.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Walther Krüger: Master list of officers, sanitary officers and officials of the infantry regiment v. Alvensleben (6. Brandenburgisches) No. 52. Verlag Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg 1912, pp. 21-22.