Ulrich von Barner

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Ulrich Friedrich Johann Gottlieb von Barner (born December 9, 1786 in Crivitz , † January 2, 1846 in Neisse ) was a Prussian lieutenant general and commander of the 12th division .

Life

origin

He was the son of the Mecklenburg head forester Magnus von Barner (1750-1836) and his wife Katharina, born von Schack (1756-1791) from the house of Groß-Raden. His father was the heir to Bülow , Bardegow, Klein-Görnow and Barnerstück.

Military career

Barner attended the pedagogy in Halle (Saale) and joined the Regiment of the Gardes du Corps of the Prussian Army in 1800 as a Junker . Promoted to cornet , he was transferred to the Leib-Kürassier Regiment on July 4, 1801 , where Barner was promoted to second lieutenant on December 8, 1803 . As a regimental adjutant, he took part in the Battle of Auerstedt during the Fourth Coalition War.

After the Treaty of Tilsit he was transferred to the Brandenburg Cuirassier Regiment on December 1, 1807 . With his promotion to prime lieutenant on July 8, 1811 with a patent from July 16, 1811, he was transferred to the regiment of the Garde de Corps. When the preparations for the Russian campaign on the side of France began in 1812 , Barner left the army and received on March 9, 1812 his resignation as a staff cavalry officer with a staff uniform without armpits. He joined the Kings German Legion and went to Spain. After the armistice of Pläswitz Barner returned to Prussian service and on August 17, 1813 he was employed as a cavalry master in the regiment of the Gardes du Corps. During the Wars of Liberation he fought near Dresden , Leipzig , Brienne , Arcis-sur-Aube and Paris . For Arcis-sur-Aube he received the Order of St. Vladimir IV Class and for Paris the Iron Cross II Class. On September 8, 1814, Barner rose to major and on February 21, 1815 he was transferred to the Guard Dragoons Regiment .

After the war Barner was from April 5, 1816 to April 2, 1820 in the Guard Ulanen Regiment and was then appointed commander of the Guard Dragoons Regiment. On March 5, 1821, he submitted a memorandum on the introduction of lances to the cavalry and thus came into conflict with General Dohna . A field forge developed by him was taken over in 1822. On January 18, 1824 was accepted as a knight in the Order of St. John and on March 30, 1824 was promoted to lieutenant colonel. With a patent from April 13, 1829, Barner advanced to colonel on March 30, 1829 . In this position he received the Order of Saint Anne II Class with diamonds on November 26, 1834 . During the Kalisch revue , Barner led a brigade of the Prussian detachment. After completing the maneuver, the Russian Tsar Nicholas I gave him a snuffbox with diamonds.

On March 30, 1836, Barner was promoted to major general and appointed commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade in Danzig . In August and September 1837 he took on the initiative of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. participated in the great Russian cavalry exercises and was awarded the Russian Order of St. Stanislaus, First Class, in mid-November 1837 . From March 30, 1838 to April 6, 1842 Barner was commander of the 14th Cavalry Brigade in Düsseldorf . During this time he received the war memorial on June 30, 1841 for his membership in the Kings German Legion in the years 1812/13 . On April 7, 1842, he was transferred to Neisse as commander of the 12th Division and was promoted to lieutenant general on March 30, 1844. On the occasion of the festival of the order, Barner was awarded the star for the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class on January 19, 1841 . He died on January 2, 1846 while exercising his service.

In his assessment in 1834, General von Nostiz wrote : “Scientifically educated and with a thorough knowledge of practical service, he is endowed with much natural talent for war and peace. Endowed with his tireless talent. His tireless activity and tireless efforts to train the regiment for light cavalry service as much as possible deserve full recognition and praise. "

family

Barner married on February 28, 1815 in Berlin Ida Heim (1796–1873), the daughter of the Army Medical Officer Ernst Ludwig Heim . The couple had several children:

  • Ulrich (1819–1874), Prussian prime lieutenant in the Guard Dragoon Regiment
⚭ 1851 Louise von Harlem (1825–1861), daughter of the Privy Councilor August von Harlem (1778–1857) and the Albertine Freiin von Maltzahn (1797–1883)
⚭ 1867 Catherine of Harlem (1828–1912)
  • Friedrich (1821–1889), Prussian major general ⚭ Elisabeth Grimm (1838–1914), widow of Count Ludwig von Westarp (1837–1870), killed at Mars-la-Tour
  • Auguste (1823–1851) ⚭ 1844 Hermann von Rantzau (1815–1891), Prussian lieutenant general
  • Ida (1826–1898) ⚭ 1860 Ludolf von Luck (1817–1895), Prussian public prosecutor and politician

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ North Ludlow Beamish: History of the King's German Legion. Volume 2, p. 626 , according to which he was released on October 23, 1813
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the count's houses for the year 1876. P. 994.
personal data
SURNAME Barner, Ulrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barner, Ulrich Friedrich Johann Gottlieb von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian Lieutenant General and Commander of the 12th Division (German Empire)
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Crivitz
DATE OF DEATH January 2, 1846
Place of death Neisse