Otto Ernst von Reineck

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Grave of Ernst Otto von Reineck in the Invalidenfriedhof

Otto Ernst von Reineck (born January 25, 1729 in Eisenach ; † January 20, 1791 ) was a Prussian major general , head of the Invalid Corps, commander of the Invalidenhaus of Berlin and heir to Landstreit and Hötzelsroda .

Life

origin

His parents were the captain in Saxony-Eisenach Otto Wilhelm von Reineck and his wife Karoline Friederike geb. from plow.

Military career

Reineck came on May 1, 1744 to the regiment "Margrave Karl" No. 19 . He was born on January 27, 1748 Ensign , on July 8, 1751 second lieutenant , and on May 17, 1757 First Lieutenant . As early as August 10, 1758, he became staff captain and on November 11, 1760, captain . After the Seven Years' War Reineck on 17 September 1772. Major , on June 11, 1781 Lieutenant Colonel and on May 20, 1784 , Colonel . On November 25, 1788 he was appointed head of the Invalid Corps and commandant of the associated Invalidenhaus in Berlin.

In the Second Silesian War he fought in the siege of Prague in 1744, as well as in the battles at Hohenfriedberg and Thrush .

In the Seven Years War Reineck fought in the siege of Prague and Breslau as well as in the battles near Roßbach , Leuthen , Hochkirch and Kunersdorf . He was also involved in the battles of Meissen, Strehlen, Wittenberg and Freyberg.

In the battle of Torgau he was wounded on the right side. After the Battle of Freiberg he received the order Pour le Mérite on December 20, 1762 .

family

Reineck married Erdmuth Johanne Henriette Knoll on December 29, 1763. She was the only daughter of the mayor of Eisenach, Johann Andreas Knoll. With her he had several sons, including Friedrich August Ernst and Johann Wilhelm Heinrich, both Prussian captains.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German Adels Lexicon. Volume 7, 1867, p. 433, digitized
personal data
SURNAME Reineck, Otto Ernst von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Major General, Chief of the Invalid Corps, Commander of the Invalidenhaus in Berlin
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1729
PLACE OF BIRTH Eisenach
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1791