Louis Sichart von Sichartshoff

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Louis Heinrich Friedrich Sichart von Sichartshoff (born June 15, 1797 in Herzberg am Harz , † April 14, 1882 in Hameln ) was a Hanoverian lieutenant general and military writer .

Life

origin

His parents were the Elector Dragoon Lieutenant Philipp Alexander Ferdinand Sichart von Sichartshoff (1769–1836) and his wife Christiane Luise, née Steigleder.

Military career

When the Kurhannoversche Army was disbanded in 1805 , his father, like many officers, went to England in the King's German Legion (KGL). Louis was therefore brought to his great uncle, Colonel von Schmidt in Altenstadt, who continued to educate him. Sichart also wanted to become a soldier and in the autumn of 1812, after passing the exam, he entered the Westphalian artillery and genius school in Kassel . But the war of liberation put an end to the school's existence as early as autumn 1813. Therefore, in the spring of 1814, he went to the 2nd Line Battalion of the KGL as Ensign (lowest officer grade). He spent the winter of 1814/15 in Belgium and also took part in the decisive battle at Waterloo . As early as May 1815 he became a prime lieutenant . After the end of the war in 1815, the KGL was also dissolved in 1816 and the officers were given half pay. Sichart was also fortunate to find shelter with the guardsmen stationed in Hanover. He also used the time to attend lectures in Göttingen for six months. In the autumn of 1823 he was then ordered to attend classes at the newly established General Staff Academy in Hanover . After completing the course and passing the exam, he was transferred to the General Staff in 1829 . There it could be used in many ways. He was in the national survey, as a teacher, in major military exercises and organizational work and attended maneuvers abroad. In 1848 during the war against Denmark he was Chief of Staff to General Hugh Halkett .

After the end of the war, he returned to the front on January 1, 1849 and was transferred as a major to the 6th Infantry Regiment stationed in Verden . He had already proven himself in military-diplomatic missions and was still entrusted with it. In 1856 he was there at the coronation of Emperor Alexander II in Moscow. On October 1, 1856, he was reassigned to the General Staff as a lieutenant colonel, and on May 27, 1857, he was appointed chief of the same with promotion to colonel. He was anxious to bring the staff closer to the front. Since he was chief of the general staff and engineering, he was able to promote field telegraphy and cartography. In 1858 he was made major general and in 1864 lieutenant general.

When the German War broke out in 1866 , King George V reorganized the army, which meant a younger general as commander-in-chief . Sichart was relieved of his post and so left willingly. So he stayed behind while the troops marched into the battle of Langensalza . With the dissolution of the Hanoverian army , he joined the Prussian army and retired at the same time.

In retirement, he now occupied himself with documenting the history of the Hanoverian army. This idea had already been brought to him by the king and so a first volume was published in 1866. He worked on three more volumes until an eye disease in 1871 forced him to stop further work.

He retired to Hameln an der Weser where he died in 1882.

family

He was married to Dorothea von Brandis (1800–1878) from Hameln. The marriage produced several children, including:

  • Sophie (1832–1902), writer
  • Bertha Luise (1833–1886) ⚭ Hermann von Mengersen (1826–1897)
  • Doralice Helene (1844–1911) ⚭ 1870 Maximus von Knoblauch (1829–1889)

Publications

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hiltrud Schroeder : Sophie & Co: important women of Hanover. P. 256.
  2. ↑ Genealogical pocket book of the knights and Noble families. Sixth year, Brno 1881, p. 403.
personal data
SURNAME Sichart von Sichartshoff, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sichart von Sichartshoff, Louis Heinrich Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hanoverian lieutenant general and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Herzberg am Harz
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1882
Place of death Hamelin