Mathias Julius von Laurens

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Mathias Julius von Laurens (* 1755 in Kolberg ; † May 5, 1807 in Danzig ) was a Prussian major general and most recently head of the engineering department in the Upper War College.

Life

origin

He was the adopted son of the Pomeranian government councilor Mathias Daniel von Laurens and had three other brothers. Major General Friedrich Gottlieb von Laurens was the son of his brother Friedrich Johann von Laurens (* 1703; † July 13, 1751).

Military career

In 1769 Laurens volunteered in Russian services and took part in the campaign against the Turks , where he fought in the siege of Choczin. On March 2, 1770 he entered Prussian service and came to Glatz as a second lieutenant in the engineering corps . On March 21, 1775 he was transferred to Glogau and on October 28, 1779 he came to the Neisse fortress as captain . On December 15, 1787, he was raised to the nobility . In Neisse he was appointed major engineer on May 10, 1789 .

During the First Coalition War , Laurens was ordered to siege Mainz on April 2, 1793 . There he was wounded in the head and awarded the order Pour le Mérite . On July 25, 1793, he also received an allowance of 600 thalers. In 1794 he was transferred back to Neisse and on December 26, 1795 to Warsaw . On January 1, 1797 he became lieutenant colonel , on June 23, 1798 , and on November 11, 1799, a brigadier of the fortresses in Prussia and Pomerania. In 1801 he made maps of the area around Ortelsburg and Wehlau , which were then placed in the Prussian map archive (planning chamber). On November 1, 1804, he succeeded Colonel von Hartmann as assessor of the engineering department and member of the Upper War College, which earned him a salary of 2,500 thalers. On August 16, 1806 Laurens was promoted to major general with a patent on May 28, 1806, in addition he received an allowance of 500 thalers. On August 20, 1806, he became the interim commander of Berlin for Colonel von Lützow , who went to the fourth coalition war with the army . After the defeat of the army, he had to leave Berlin on October 19, 1806 and join the army in Prussia. Laurens took part in the defense of Danzig, where he was wounded again in the head. On December 19, 1806, the king appointed him head of the engineering department in the Upper War College. On March 26, 1807 he was ordered to stay in Danzig, but on May 5, 1807 he died unmarried as a result of his wounding.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann : Detailed description of the current state of the Königl. Prussian Duchy of Vor and Hinter Pomerania. Volume 2, p. 315.
  2. ^ Hans Bernard Wilhelm Plümicke: Sketched history of the siege of Danzig by the French in 1807. P. 109.
personal data
SURNAME Laurens, Mathias Julius of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general and finally head of the engineering department in the Upper War College
DATE OF BIRTH 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH Kolberg
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 1807
Place of death Danzig