Wilhelm Leopold von Froreich

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Wilhelm Leopold von Froreich (born January 24, 1748 in Kaltenhagen , Köslin district , † August 8, 1808 in Tarnowitz ) was the royal Prussian major general and most recently the commander of the 6th Hussar Regiment .

origin

His parents were Paul Ernst von Froreich (born January 22, 1702; † April 5, 1766) and his wife Modeste Sophie Tugendreich von der Osten († June 15, 1762). His father was Mr. auf Ritzig ( Schivelbein district ) and Lieutenant Colonel a. D. in Dragoon Regiment No. 10 .

Life

In 1761 he joined the Cuirassier Regiment No. 8 as a standard junker . During the Seven Years' War he became a cornet on May 6, 1762. After the war he became a lieutenant on August 2, 1765 and took part in the War of the Bavarian Succession as such in 1778/79 . After this war, on September 16, 1779, he became an inspection adjutant of the Upper Silesian cavalry inspection under General von Pannwitz . On August 29, 1783 he became Rittmeister and was now an adjutant inspection under General von Bosse . But on April 29, 1788, he was transferred to Hussar Regiment No. 6 as a major and squadron chief . With the regiment he took part in the First Coalition War and fought in the battles near Pirmasens , Kaiserslautern and in the battles near Kirrweiler , Deidesheim, Guntersblum, Zweibrücken, Karlsberg and Niederkrichen. On January 27, 1793, he was appointed commander of the Hussar Regiment. For this he received on July 8, 1794 the Pour le Mérite . On May 20, 1798 he became lieutenant colonel, on May 20, 1799 colonel and on October 20, 1804 he received his resignation with the character of major general and a pension of 800 thalers. He died on August 8, 1808 on Tarnowitz.

family

On February 21, 1790 in Breslau, he married Gottliebe Johanna von Rosteck and Goldmannsdorf (* 1772; † August 7, 1726). The marriage was divorced on April 7, 1805 without children. On April 10, 1806, she married Rittmeister Hans von Rüdiger from Pulsnitz in the Breslau district.

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SURNAME Froreich, Wilhelm Leopold von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Royal Prussian major general and most recently commander of Hussar Regiment No. 6
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1748
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaltenhagen , district of Köslin
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 1808
Place of death Tarnowitz