Ludwig von Lyncker (General, 1821)

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Ludwig Alexander von Lyncker (born January 2, 1821 in Darmstadt ; † July 8, 1882 there ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and general à la suite of the Grand Duke of Hesse .

Life

origin

Ludwig was a son of the Grand Ducal Hessian Major General Ludwig von Lyncker (1780–1844) and his wife Luise, née Praun (1789–1852). His father was raised to the hereditary grand-ducal Hessian nobility on May 30, 1835 by Ludwig II .

Military career

Lyncker attended high school in Darmstadt and, after graduating from high school, joined the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Grand Ducal Hessian Army on October 1, 1837 as a musketeer . After serving in the 1st Infantry Regiment , he was transferred to the Artillery Corps on April 24, 1841 due to his interest in the artillery , and at the beginning of September 1841 he was promoted to lieutenant . In mid-December 1847 he was transferred to the General Staff and on April 26, 1848, with a patent from May 2, 1848, he was promoted to lieutenant . From August 21 to October 3, 1848, Lyncker was in command as a general staff officer to the combined Württemberg and Hessian brigade in Holstein . In the same capacity he was with General von Schäffer-Bernstein the following year during the suppression of the Baden Revolution and took part in the battles near Gernsbach , Weinheim and Greater Saxony .

Then Lyncker worked from October 10, 1849 to March 1, 1858 as a weapon science teacher at the war school in Darmstadt. Due to his successful teaching activities, he also became a member of the general officer examination commission from the end of July 1850 to the beginning of October 1855 and had also been a general staff officer with the staff of the army division from 1850. On 25 August 1852 he was awarded the character as captain , was the end of August 1853 head of the horse- battery in the Artillery Corps and he was awarded the patent for his rank. During the inspection of the royal Saxon federal contingent, Lyncker was added to the Hessian federal general in autumn 1853. From May 14, 1856 to June 20, 1857 he was a member of the examination committee for first lieutenants of the artillery. On April 23, 1858, Grand Duke Ludwig III appointed him . to his wing adjutant. In this position he received the character of major at the end of May 1859 and on August 25, 1861 the patent for his rank. On August 6, 1865 he was appointed commander of the Guard Sergeant Company.

In the war against Prussia , Lyncker was from July 6 to August 12, 1866 at the headquarters of the VIII Army Corps and took part in the battles at Tauberbischofsheim and Gerchsheim . He later led the negotiations that led to the conclusion of the armistice between Prussia and Hesse. The Grand Duke paid tribute to his work by awarding him the Commander's Cross, 2nd class, of the Order of Louis .

After the war, Lyncker rose to lieutenant colonel and quartermaster general on January 21, 1867 . On July 10, 1867, he was given command of the 4th Infantry Regiment "Prince Karl" and at the end of July 1868 was promoted to colonel . As such, he was commanded from October 1, 1868 to November 9, 1869 under position à la suite of his regiment to the 2nd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 27 of the Prussian Army . He was then commissioned to lead the 3rd Infantry Regiment (Leib Regiment) .

With the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France , Lyncker was appointed commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on July 19, 1870 and again on November 28, 1870, while remaining in this position, as an adjutant wing of the Grand Duke of Hesse. In the course of the war he took part in the battles at Gravelotte , Noisseville , Orleans and Beaugency-Cravant , the siege of Metz and the skirmishes at Montlivault , Chambord and Vienne. After the war, Lyncker was commanded from May 4 to June 14, 1871 to conclude the military convention with Prussia in Berlin. After the conclusion of the convention he was sent back to Berlin from December 5 to 24, 1871 to organize the transfer of the Hessian officer corps.

With effect from January 1, 1872, he was taken over as brigade commander in the Association of the Prussian Army and on January 19, 1873 he was subsequently awarded the Iron Cross 1st class. Lyncker was promoted to major general on March 22, 1873 and on May 20, 1873 was retained in his position general à la suite of the Grand Duke of Hesse. On September 24, 1878, he received the star for the Crown Order II. Class and on November 1, 1879 was promoted to Lieutenant General to Commander of the 9th Division in Glogau . Due to an incurable stomach ailment, he was forced to submit his departure . Under awarded the Red Eagle , First Class with oak leaves was Lyncker therefore on 19 June 1882 board for disposition made, but remained General à la suite of the Grand Duke. He died shortly afterwards in Darmstadt.

family

Lyncker married on October 30, 1848 in Darmstadt Kathinka von Marquard (1825–1917), a daughter of Major General Karl von Marquard (1776–1854). The couple had several children including:

  • Karl (1849–1923), Prussian Major General ⚭ Auguste Wenck (1853–1944)
  • Julius (1853–1903), Prussian major a. D.
  • Anna (* 1858)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm von Scherff : Participation of the Grand Ducal Hessian Division in the campaign in 1870/71. 1875.
personal data
SURNAME Lyncker, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyncker, Ludwig Alexander von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general and general à la suite of the Grand Duke of Hesse
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH July 8, 1882
Place of death Darmstadt