Rudolf von Neumann-Cosel

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Major General Rudolf von Neumann-Cosel

Friedrich Ferdinand Rudolf von Neumann-Cosel (born December 30, 1822 in Potsdam , † February 8, 1888 in Hirschberg ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Rudolf came from the East Prussian noble family von Neumann-Cosel . His parents were the Prussian general of the infantry and chief of the Reitenden Feldjägerkorps August Wilhelm von Neumann-Cosel (1786-1865) and his wife Amalie, née von Dresky (1788-1859). Rudolf's older brother Gustav (1819–1879) also embarked on a military career and made it up to lieutenant general .

Military career

After attending the Cologne grammar school and the Berlin secondary school , Neumann joined the 1st Guards Regiment on foot of the Prussian Army in Potsdam on January 21, 1840 as a grenadier , became a non-commissioned officer on April 17 and a portepee - ensign on June 16, 1840 . With his promotion to second lieutenant Neumann was aggregated on September 25, 1841 with patent from August 12, 1841 . It was placed on the budget on June 14, 1842 and placed in the regiment's budget on October 3, 1843. Promoted to Prime Lieutenant on June 22, 1852, he was from August 15 to September 15, 1852 to III. Battalion of the Landwehr Regiment to Graudenz and from July 8 to August 20, 1853 to Königsberg . From July 9 to August 24, 1854 he was a company commander in the III. Battalion of the 4th Guard Landwehr Regiment in Düsseldorf . Neumann became a company commander in the school department of the NCO school in Potsdam on July 7, 1855. There he was promoted to captain on September 20, 1856 . On his return to the regiment on August 29, 1857, he was appointed chief of the 2nd company. While being promoted to major , Neumann became a regular staff officer in the 2nd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 27 in Magdeburg on February 10, 1863 . On January 11, 1866 he was transferred to Wroclaw as commander of the 2nd Battalion in the 1st Silesian Grenadier Regiment No. 10 . Shortly afterwards, on February 6, he was appointed commander of the Fusilier Battalion in Oels .

In the German war he took part in the battle near Sandhübel and was seriously wounded in the battle of Königgrätz . Neumann was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class with swords , on September 20, 1866 . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on December 31, 1866 with a patent dated October 30. On October 10, 1868, he was aggregated into his regiment and assigned to take care of business as a commandant of Neisse . Under position à la suite of the regiment, Neumann was promoted to colonel on June 18, 1869 and appointed commander of Neisse.

Neumann to the right of the flag in the battle of Loigny

During the war against France , Neumann-Cosel was appointed commander of the 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment No. 76 from Hamburg under position à la suite of the regiment for the duration of the mobile relationship from August 22, 1870 . Neumann took part in the sieges of Metz , Toul and Paris . He received both classes of the Iron Cross and both classes of the Mecklenburg Military Merit Cross for his achievements . In the Battle of Loigny Neumann was seriously wounded by a shot in the side. He took part in the battles at Dreux and La Madeleine-Bouvet before he was again in command of the Neisse on March 20, 1871, this time à la suite of the 76s.

He was awarded the character of major general on September 2, 1873. In this capacity he was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves and swords on the ring, in January 1876 on the occasion of the festival of the Order. Neumann was with board on April 12, 1879 ceremony of the star to the Crown II. Class for disposition made. A month later he was made an honorary citizen of Neisse.

The surname Cosel , which has been used for generations Illegetim , was given to Neumann on November 15, 1880 in memory of the defense of the fortress of the same name by his grandfather. Neumann-Cosel, the Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John , died on February 8, 1888 in Hirschberg .

family

Neumann married on May 19, 1848 in Markee Wilhelmine (Willy) von Bredow (1829-1858). The marriage had two children. Helmut was not a year old. Berthold (1855–1898) embarked on a military career and became a major and regular staff officer in the Guard Cuirassier Regiment .

After the death of his first wife, Neumann married Countess Emma von Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth (1841–1925) on October 8, 1860 . From this marriage came the daughters Franziska (1862-1925), honorary canons in the Stift zum Heiligengrabe , and Luise (1864-1936), married to Ernst Henning von Bassewitz (* 1858).

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Genealogical pocket book of the noble and count family von Bassewitz. Fourth edition, 1909, p. 14.
personal data
SURNAME Neumann-Cosel, Rudolf von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neumann-Cosel, Friedrich Ferdinand Rudolf von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1888
Place of death Hirschberg