Maximilian von Mauschwitz
Maximilian von Mauschwitz (* 1716 or 1717 in Jauer , Duchy of Schweidnitz-Jauer ; † March 14, 1781 in Belgard ) was a Prussian major general and chief of the cuirassier regiment No. 5 .
Life
origin
Mauschwitz came from a noble Silesian family . His parents were Maximilian von Mauschwitz , who worked in the Netherlands , and Susanne Sophie, née von Schachmann.
Career
Mauschwitz began his officer career in 1732 as a cadet in Berlin . He was transferred to Dragoon Regiment No. 5 in 1733 . In 1735 he became a Junker in the "von Solmsdorf" (No. 2) dragoon regiment , advanced to ensign in 1738 and, when he was promoted to secondary lieutenant in 1741, he was transferred to the "von Platen" (No. 1) dragoon regiment (No. 1), then also in the same year to the "von Platen "(No. 9) . In the Second Silesian War he fought in the Battle of Kesselsdorf . He rose to prime lieutenant in 1748 and was assigned to the Gens d'armes regiment (No. 10) during the autumn exercises . During the Seven Years' War he fought in Groß-Jägersdorf , then came with the regiment to the western theater of war and fought in front of Crefeld , Bergen and Minden , as well as in the battle near Soest. Mauschwitz became a staff captain in 1756 , received his own company in 1758 and became captain and squadron chief in 1759 . In 1760 he was promoted to major and took part in the battle of Zorndorf . He was promoted in 1772 to Lieutenant Colonel and 1773 to Colonel and eventually became commander of the regiment in 1775. He took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession and in 1780 took over the cuirassier regiment "Lolhöffel von Löwensprung" No. 5 and on June 4, 1780 he was promoted to major general.
family
Mauschwitz was married to Helene Katharina Susanne Freiin von Geißler († 1786). The marriage had four daughters and four sons.
literature
- George Wilhelm Graevel: Booth speech, by the coffin ... of Maximilian von Mauschwitz ... Chief of a regiment Kürassier, March 1, 1782 at Bellgard. without view
- Anton Balthasar König : Maximilian von Mauschwitz . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 28 ( Maximilian von Mauschwitz at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great. P. 137. Digitized
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 2, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632772 , p. 153, no. 666.
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to König: 1716 in Silesia; to Priesdorf 1717 in Jauer i. Schles.
- ↑ For König only the year 1782.
- ^ Leopold von Zedlitz-Neukirch : New Prussian Adelslexicon . Volume 3, Leipzig 1842, p. 378.
- ↑ At König: Dragoon Regiment No. 9; probably wrong, the regiment was not established until 1741.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mauschwitz, Maximilian von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian Major General, Chief of the Cuirassier Regiment No. 5 |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1716 or 1717 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jauer , Duchy of Schweidnitz-Jauer |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1781 |
| Place of death | Belgard |