Rudolf von Gotsch

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Rudolf von Gotsch (born October 21, 1804 in Aschersleben , † January 20, 1888 in Neustrelitz ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

Rudolf was a son of Lieutenant Colonel and District Brigadier of the Gendarmerie Gotthilf Friedrich von Gotsch (1767-1859) and his wife Henriette, born von Beyer (1775-1835).

Life

Gotsch visited the Berlin Cadet House and was transferred to the 7th Cuirassier Regiment of the Prussian Army on October 12, 1822 as a Second Lieutenant . From October 15, 1825 to August 16, 1828 he was assigned to the General War School for further training . From 1832 to 1842 he was used as a regimental adjutant and in the meantime was promoted to prime lieutenant in early March 1834 . This was followed by a command to the topographic office until 1843 . On May 1, 1843, he came to the General Staff of the Guard Corps as a captain . Gotsch advanced to major on July 22, 1848 and was appointed to the General Staff of III on September 2, 1848 . Army Corps transferred. On March 22, 1849 he was assigned to the General Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Reichsheer destined for Schleswig. During the war against Denmark he fought in the skirmishes at Almind and Diuf. For Vejle Gotsch received the Red Eagle Order IV Class with Swords and the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry .

On November 4, 1851, he was posted to Lieutenant General Roth von Schreckenstein and in late summer 1852 took part as an observer in the Austrian cavalry maneuvers near Pest . Gotsch rose to lieutenant colonel on March 22, 1853, became commander of the 8th Cuirassier Regiment on May 4, 1854, and in this position was promoted to colonel on October 15, 1856 . On March 18, 1858 he was transferred to the 4th Cavalry Brigade and his position à la suite of his previous regiment. There he became major general on May 31, 1859 and received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class, with oak leaves and swords on the ring on June 3, 1860. In 1863 he was leader of a detachment on the Polish border, until finally it on January 4, 1864 award of the character as a lieutenant general with board for disposition presented.

For the duration of the mobilization on the occasion of the war against France Gotsch was reused and acted as general stage inspector of the 3rd Army . During the siege of Paris on November 30, 1870, he had to face a sortie. For this he received the Iron Cross II. Class, the Grand Commander of the Bavarian Order of Military Merit and the Grand Cross of the Order of Frederick . He died on January 20, 1888 in Neustrelitz.

family

Gotsch married Bertha von Gamm (1825-1899) on June 4, 1847 in Friedland in Mecklenburg . The couple had several children:

  • Elisabeth Auguste (* 1848) ⚭ Karl von Pentz , Colonel
  • Rafaele Bertha (1849–1877) ⚭ 1869 Wilhelm von Gotsch († June 30, 1875), Major a. D.
  • Johann Maximilian (* 1850), Lieutenant Colonel ⚭ June 19, 1890 Klara Sitta von Krieger (* 1856)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses . Seventh year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1906, p. 247.
personal data
SURNAME Gotsch, Rudolf von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Aschersleben
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1888
Place of death Neustrelitz