Sigismund Rudolf von Waldow
Sigismund Rudolf von Waldow , also Siegmund Rudolph von Waldau , (* 1672 ; † July 13, 1735 in Hamm ) was a Prussian major general , chief of the regiment named after him "Waldow on foot" and heir of Gottberg and Hasselbusch .
Life
origin
He was the son of Joachim von Waldow , the heir to Hasselbusch.
Military career
Waldow joined the Brandenburg Army in 1693 as a simple soldier . In 1700 he became an ensign in the regiment "Prince Philipp Wilhelm" . He fought in the War of the Spanish Succession for the now royal Prussian army in the battle of Hochstädt and Cassano . Waldow also took part in the siege of Kaiserswerth and the relief of Turin . In the further course of his military career he became a lieutenant colonel on October 6, 1713 . In 1715 he took over the regiment because the previous commander von Platen had died and Prince Heinrich was still a minor. In 1719 he was promoted to colonel . In 1732 he was appointed major general and chief of the defunct regiment "Schliewitz on foot".
He died in Hamm on July 13, 1735.
literature
- Anton Balthasar König : Siegmund Rudolph von Waldau . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 4 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791, p. 137 ( Siegmund Rudolph von Waldau at Wikisource [PDF]).
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 1, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1937], DNB 367632764 , pp. 170-171, no. 240.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann : Detailed description of the current state of the Königl. Prussian Duchy of Vor and Hinter Pomerania. 1784, pp. 145-146.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Waldow, Sigismund Rudolf von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldow, Siegesmund Rudolph von; Waldau, Siegmund Rudolph von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian major general, head of the "Waldow on foot" regiment |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1672 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1735 |
| Place of death | Hamm |