Moritz Ferdinand Gustav von Rockhausen

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Moritz Ferdinand Gustav von Rockhausen (born January 6, 1792 in Wittgendorf ; † January 22, 1859 ) was a Saxon lieutenant general and commandant of the Königstein Fortress .

Life

View of the Königstein Fortress , who had headed von Rockhausen as fortress commander since 1852

Moritz was born as the second eldest son of the Saxon Prime Minister Christian Gottfried von Rockhausen (1752-1812), Herr auf Wittgendorf and Albersroda and Johanna Christiana Wilhelmina von Wolframsdorf († 1808). He was married to Marianne Margaretha Freiin von Reitzenstein from the Schönberg family.

Military career

As early as 1806 he took part as a corporal in the “Sächs. Regiment Kurfürst Infanterie ”(Elector Saxon Field Infantry Regiment“ Kronprinz ”No. 104, or 5th Royal Saxon Infantry Regiment) participated in the Battle of Auerstädt and later wrote the poem about it:“ Vom schmauchenden Fähndrich ". During the war he was promoted to lieutenant in 1809. He was captured in Russia in 1812 . He later served as Premier-Lieutenant in the Kgl. Saxon. Hunter Battalion. In 1813 he was promoted to lieutenant and in 1823 to captain. From 1832 to 1840 he was a captain in the "Second Rifle Battalion" in Leipzig . In 1841 he was promoted to major and commander of the "First Rifle Battalion". During the unrest on August 12, 1845 on the Roßplatz in front of the “Hotel de Prusse” in Leipzig, the “First Rifle Battalion” under Major von Rockhausen took action against insurgents with military force and gunfire. In the same year he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in Leipzig. In 1847 he was promoted to colonel and commander of the third line infantry regiment "Prince Georg". Under his command were the " Schleswig-Holstein war ", in the battle of Schleswig in the attack Saxon Brigade on 13 April 1848, the First and Second Battalion of the Third Line Infantry Regiment "Prince George" and a 12-pounder battery. After the May uprisings in Dresden and Leipzig were put down in 1849, Colonel von Rockhausen, commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, was promoted to major general in the infantry. In 1850 he was appointed commander of the city of Leipzig by the King of Saxony and in 1850 he was awarded the Commander's Cross, 2nd class of the Albrecht Order . From July 1, 1850, the 1st Infantry Division of the Avantgarde of the Army was under his command, consisting of four battalions of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, the 2nd and 3rd Rifle Battalion, the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, the 1st and 2nd Infantry Division. half-mounted battery, an engineer detachment, an ammunition column and an ambulance.

In 1851 he was given the post of military governor of the Dresden residence. In 1852 he was appointed lieutenant general in command of the Königstein Fortress, and was thus allowed to use the title of " Excellency ". He was also awarded the Commander's Cross II. Class of the Albrecht Order. At the height of his career, he was a member of the Great Staff of the Saxon Ministry of War. In 1853 he received the Grand Commander of the Order of Saint Michael , the Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Leopold Order and in 1855 for the 50th anniversary of service the Commander First Class of the Albrechts Order.

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SURNAME Rockhausen, Moritz Ferdinand Gustav von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saxon Lieutenant General, Commander of the Königstein Fortress
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Wittgendorf
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 1859