Louis von Hanenfeldt

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Karl Konrad Louis von Hanenfeldt (born November 23, 1815 in Labiau , † May 18, 1888 in Dresden ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Louis von Hanenfeldt came from an old Baltic family and was the son of Leopold Konrad Konstantin von Hanenfeldt (born June 14, 1775 in Poduren ; † July 3, 1828 in Labiau) and his wife Luise, née von Rogalla (born November 4, 1780; † May 9, 1873 in Königsberg ).

Military career

Hanenfeldt was a cadet in Kulm from May 16, 1827 and then moved to the Berlin cadet institute in August 1829 . From there he was transferred to the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army on August 7, 1832 as a Second Lieutenant . For further training, he was assigned to the General War Academy from November 1832 to October 1836 and from October 1840 to mid-June 1841 . In the meantime, Hanenfeldt was a teacher at the division school of the 1st division from September 1838 to June 30, 1840 .

In the course of the next few years further assignments followed, first as an educator at the cadet institute in Berlin, then to the topographical department of the Great General Staff and the Great General Staff . Hanenfeldt was transferred here on March 27, 1848 while being promoted to Prime Lieutenant . Three months later, he was transferred to the General Staff of the II Army Corps in Stettin and was promoted to captain on January 6, 1849. In April 1853, Hanenfeldt received permission to take part in a French expedition to Algiers . He then returned to his old post, was transferred to the General Staff on June 18, 1853 , and again on March 28, 1854. From mid-May 1855 to the end of January 1857 he was then on the general staff of the 13th Division in Münster and then on the general staff of the 1st Army Corps in Königsberg.

On January 8, 1858, he changed to the troop service as battalion commander in Infantry Regiment No. 21 , where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 22, 1858 . On January 18, 1859, Hanenfeldt moved back to the General Staff as head of department, where he remained until October 28, 1859, until he was transferred as Chief of the General Staff of the II Army Corps. In the II Army Corps he was promoted to colonel on July 1, 1860 ; He was also in this position with the Crown Order III. Class as well as the Commander's Cross of the Order of Saint Olav .

From March 5, 1863 Hanenfeldt was in command of Grenadier Regiment No. 11 . He was placed à la suite on August 13, 1864 and at the same time appointed commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade and promoted to major general on April 18, 1865 . As such, he took part in the Battle of Königgrätz in 1866 during the war against Austria . His brigade captured 35 guns and was able to take over 2,000 prisoners. For this, Hanenfeldt received the highest Prussian valor award on September 20, 1866, the order Pour le Mérite . After the end of the war he was appointed commander of the 2nd Division on October 30, 1866 and promoted to lieutenant general on April 18, 1867.

On April 21, 1868 Hanenfeldt was awarded the star for Red Eagle . II class with board for discussion provided. During the Franco-Prussian War he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff from July 23, 1870. Hanenfeldt was released from this position on May 23, 1871. Shortly afterwards he was awarded the Grand Commander's Cross of the Bavarian Order of Military Merit .

family

Sunzel Castle, 2013

Hanenfeldt married on May 19, 1860 Friederike Magdalene von Hanenfeld (born August 26, 1834 in Sunzel , Livonia , † April 6, 1909 in Dresden), daughter of the judge adjunct Johann von Hanenfeld, who had bought Sunzel Castle in 1851. The two children Friedrich (* May 20, 1861) and Luise (* November 2, 1862) emerged from the marriage.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ L. von Stryk: Contributions to the history of the manors of Livonia. Part two: The Latvian District. Dresden 1885, p. 107.
personal data
SURNAME Hanenfeldt, Louis von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Karl Konrad Louis von Hanenfeldt (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH Labiau
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1888
Place of death Dresden