Werner Friedrich von Puttkamer

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Werner Friedrich von Puttkamer (* before 1712; † 1771 ) was a royal Prussian colonel, chief of garrison regiment No. 1 and commander of the Memel fortress .

He came into Prussian service in 1712 and took part in the siege of Stralsund during the Pomeranian campaign in 1715/1716 . In 1727 he became Premier Lieutenant in Infantry Regiment No. 17 (Brünneck). There he became a captain in 1740. He fought in the First Silesian War and took part in the conquest of Glogau, Ramslau, Teschen and the Jablunka. In 1741 he fought in the battle of Mollwitz and in 1742 at Chotusitz .

In the Second Silesian War in 1744 he was in the siege of Prague, the battles at Hohenfriedberg and Soor and the battle at Habelschwerdt . In 1747 he received the Pour le Mérite .

In 1750 he became a major. In June 1751 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and in May 1756 he became colonel. In 1757 he received the No. 1 garrison regiment and became the commander of Memel. During the Seven Years' War he fought against the Russians under General Field Marshal Johann von Lehwaldt .

He was married to a born von Böhm .

literature

  • Anton Balthasar König : Werner Friedrich von Puttkammer . In: Biographical lexicon of all heroes and military figures who made themselves famous in the Prussian service . tape 3 . Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, p. 246 ( Werner Friedrich von Puttkammer at Wikisource [PDF]).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Knights of the Order Pour le Mérite 1740-1807 ( Memento of December 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Puttkamer, Werner Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Royal Prussian Colonel, Chief of the Old Prussian Garrison Regiment No.
DATE OF BIRTH before 1712
DATE OF DEATH 1771