Moritz von Bardeleben (General)

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Karl Moritz Ferdinand von Bardeleben (born July 7, 1777 in Prenzlau , † February 14, 1868 in Koblenz ) was a Prussian infantry general and governor of the fortress Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein .

Life

origin

His parents were Colonel Heinrich Ferdinand von Bardeleben (* 1748 - November 1, 1822) and his wife Julie Lucie, née von Blankenburg . His father was the commander of the infantry regiment "Prince Heinrich of Prussia" and heir to Wartekow .

Career

Bardeleben came on June 15, 1791 as a private corporal in the infantry regiment "von Kleist" of the Prussian army and was sworn in on October 7, 1792 . He fought in the First Coalition War at the Valmy cannonade , in the battles at Igelsberg and Schierhöhle and in the Battle of Kaiserslautern . He also took part in the battles near Oberursel, Hochheim, Burrweiler, Roth, Limbach, Johanniskrug and the siege of Landau . On February 6, 1797 he was promoted to second lieutenant. In 1806 he was captured by the surrender of Ratekau during the Fourth Coalition War.

After the Peace of Tilsit , Bardeleben received his departure as a captain on August 20, 1808 and was aggregated as a captain of the Leib-Infanterie-Regiment No. 9 on April 22, 1809 . On May 26, 1809 he received his farewell again with permission to enter into foreign services. Bardeleben wanted to enter Austrian service , but when he arrived in Vienna , the Fifth Coalition War had already ended. On February 17, 1810, he was employed again as a staff captain in the Prussian Army and aggregated into the Brandenburg Artillery Brigade. With his promotion to captain on July 24th, he was transferred to the Silesian Artillery Brigade , where Bardeleben was appointed company commander on March 11, 1812 . On May 9, 1813, he came to the Spandau Fortress as an artillery officer .

During the Wars of Liberation , Bardeleben acted as an artillery staff officer in the IV Army Corps from October 4, 1813, and in this position he advanced to major on June 4, 1814 with a patent from June 13, 1814 . For the siege and capture of Torgau , Bardeleben received the Iron Cross II. Class and for Wittenberg the Cross I. Class. In 1815 he fought in the battle of Ligny , Belle Alliance and Paris as well as the battles at Aubervilliers and the siege of Mézieres. On April 20, 1815 he was transferred to the high command under Blücher . From there, Bardeleben was transferred to the General Staff on October 3, 1815 and promoted to lieutenant colonel on November 2, 1815 .

On March 16, 1816, he joined the Guards Artillery Brigade as a brigadier and, from February 28, 1817, was also a member of the commission for the examination for the first lieutenants of the artillery. On March 30, 1823, he was promoted to colonel with a patent from April 16, 1823 , and was awarded the service cross in 1825 . On January 15, 1827, Bardeleben was entrusted with the conduct of business as the commander of the 3rd Artillery Inspection and on March 30, 1828 he was aggregated into the Guard Artillery Brigade. On November 22nd, 1830 he was accepted into the Order of St. John . With a patent from April 6, 1834, Bardeleben was promoted to major general on March 30, 1834 and appointed inspector of the 3rd artillery inspection. In this capacity he was awarded the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus 1st Class on September 27, 1834 . On September 13, 1839 he was transferred to the 4th Artillery Inspection as an inspector and promoted to Lieutenant General on September 12, 1842 . On the occasion of his 50th anniversary of service, Bardeleben received the Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class with Oak Leaves on October 7, 1840 . On December 14, 1843, he was transferred to the fortress of Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein as governor. On February 1, 1844, he received a personal allowance of 600 thalers for the duration of his service. On April 11, 1848, Bardeleben was retired with a pension of 4000 Talers. In recognition of his services, he received the character of General of the Infantry on July 18, 1850 .

From November 18, 1850 to January 2, 1851 he was deputy to the commanding general of the VIII Army Corps . On January 18, 1861, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle Order. He died on February 14, 1868 in Koblenz and was buried there on February 17, 1868.

In 1825 Lieutenant General Braun wrote in his assessment: “Shows caution in his behavior, good military views and a lot of natural understanding, is therefore very useful. His brigade is in excellent shape, which one can attribute to his eagerness to serve. A lively temperament is said to have led him to take quick, not always properly considered steps that had the appearance of being replaced. "

Freemasons

Bardeleben was a member of the St. Johannis Lodge Friedrich zur Vaterlandsliebe in Koblenz, which belonged to the Great National Mother Lodge To the Three Worlds . On the occasion of his 50th anniversary with the company, the von Bardeleben Foundation was established.

family

On April 25, 1806, Bardeleben married the Saloniere Henriette Karoline Charlotte Hübschmann (* 1780; † 1852 in Dresden), a daughter of the postal director in Emmerich. The marriage was divorced on June 4, 1811. The couple had the following children:

  • Moritz Hermann Julius (born October 17, 1807; † Jung)
  • Adolf Hermann Leo (March 1, 1809 - April 1, 1821)

He then married Charlotte Ernestine Klaproth (born April 16, 1790 - February 10, 1868) in Berlin on September 21, 1814, the daughter of the chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth . The couple had the following children:

  • Heinrich Albert Moritz (1814–1890), Upper President of the Rhine provinces
  • Juliane Hermine Henriette (born August 16, 1816 - † April 4, 1817)

Works

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ History of the Great National Mother Lodge of the Prussian States named for the three globes. 1867, p. 248.
  2. ^ Petra Wilhelmy: The Berlin Salon in the 19th Century. 1780-1914. Part 1, p. 894. A picture of her in Wilhelm Hensel, Cécile Lowenthal-Hensel , Nationalgalerie, 1981, Prussian portraits of the 19th century, p. 150.
  3. ↑ She was buried in Koblenz on February 13, 1868.
personal data
SURNAME Bardeleben, Moritz von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bardeleben, Karl Moritz Ferdinand von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian general of the infantry, governor of the fortress Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH Prenzlau
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1868
Place of death Koblenz