Paul Joseph Malachow by Malachowski
Paul Joseph Malachow von Malachowski (born January 25, 1713 in Byschke , † December 15, 1775 in Filehne ) was a Prussian lieutenant general , chief of the hussar regiment of the same name and the first Prussian city commander of Bromberg .
Life
origin
His older brother Hyazinth Malachow von Malachowski († April 17, 1745) was also in the Prussian army and chief of Hussar Regiment No. 3 .
Military career
He was born in Poland and initially served in the Electoral Saxon service in 1728. There he became second lieutenant of the infantry in 1730 , and in 1731 prime lieutenant and adjutant . In 1733/34 he was involved in the campaigns in Poland.
In May 1742 he joined the Hussar Regiment "von Natzmer" of the Prussian Army as a prime lieutenant and in December 1742 he was promoted to Rittmeister . In 1745 he became major and fought in the Second Silesian War . He took part in the Battle of Hohenfriedberg and was able to distinguish himself in September in the battle near Liebenthal and in the Battle of Thrush . In Striegau he was injured in the chase by a sword blow on the head while pursuing the enemy.
By 1755 Malachowski rose to colonel . In the Seven Years' War he was able to excel in 1757 at Groß-Jägersdorf and in a skirmish with camels in Prussia. In December 1757 he was awarded the order Pour le Mérite and in April 1758 he became major general . On August 12, 1758, he emerged victorious from the Dechsel skirmish near Landsberg. Malachowski also fought in Zorndorf , Kay and in Landeshut . In Landeshut on June 23, 1760, he had the misfortune that his horse was shot and he was taken prisoner. In May 1771 he became lieutenant general.
family
Malachowski was married to Christiane Sophia Jung von Jungsfels since 1741 († September 28, 1782 in Sagsau in Neidenburg). The couple had several children. His son Johann Adolf Friedrich (born May 3, 1743, † March 16, 1794) was also a hussar and father of Lieutenant General Karl von Malachowski and Griffa .
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Paul Joseph Malachow von Malachowski . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 4 ( Paul Joseph Malachow von Malachowski at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Ernst Friedländer : Malachowski, Paul Joseph von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 128 f.
- Genealogical manual of the noble houses B. Volume II (= Genealogical manual of the nobility , volume 12), 1956, p. 232 ff.
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 (1937), p. 465, no. 480.
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann F. Seyfart: Impartial history of the Bavarian Succession War. Leipzig 1780, p. 366 ( digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Malachow von Malachowski, Paul Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malachow von Malachowsky, Paul Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general, chief of the hussar regiment "von Malachowski" |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1713 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Byschke |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1775 |
| Place of death | Filehne |