Wilhelm Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels

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Karl August Wilhelm Freiherr Treusch of Buttlar-Brandenfels (* 9. December 1813 / 1814 in Lengröden ; † 4. March 1889 in Dresden ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

Origin and family

Wilhelm was a member of the Saxon-Weimar tribe Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels of the noble family von Buttlar . His parents were the Hessian colonel and heir to Lengröden and Markershausen, Karl Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels (1782–1842) and Eleonore, née von Benning (1780–1830). His older brother was the Prussian Lieutenant General Ludwig Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels (1804–1872).

He married Marie von Kommerstädt (1823-1893) in 1848. The marriage resulted in three sons, Maximilian, Oswald and Albrecht, all of whom served as officers in the Prussian army , and a daughter, Marie, who became a canon in Gotha .

Career

Wilhelm received home schooling before he visited the page house in Weimar and in 1830 became a regimental cadet in the 1st Infantry (Life Guard) Regiment of the Grand Ducal Hessian Army . In 1833 he resigned, served in 1835 as a sub-lieutenant in the Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha contingent and in 1844 advanced to first lieutenant . In 1848 he was assigned to forest protection in Kleinschmalkalden and Reinhardsbrunn and during the German Revolution with a mobile detachment in Vogtland to “maintain order”. After his promotion to captain , he took part in the Danish campaign in the battle near Eckernförde . He was awarded the Saxon-Ernestine House Order with Swords and rose to major in 1860 .

From September 1861 he served in the Prussian army, initially à la suite with his patent with Grenadier Regiment No. 7 and with this commanded to Gotha. In 1862 he became the commander of the 2nd Battalion in Infantry Regiment No. 67 . In 1864 he received the Order of the Red Eagle, IV class, and in the same year became commander of the fusilier battalion . In 1865 he rose to lieutenant colonel and took part in the German War in 1866 in the battles at Kratzau , Münchengrätz and Pressburg , as well as the battle at Königgrätz . In 1866 he was awarded the Order of the Crown with Swords. He was promoted to colonel in 1867 and became the commander of the 64th Infantry Regiment . In the Franco-Prussian War he distinguished himself in the Battle of Vionville and received the Iron Cross, 2nd class. Further stations were the battles at Gravelotte and Orléans , the enclosure of Metz , and the skirmishes at Nancray and Azay. Under position à la suite of the 64th Infantry Regiment, he became the commandant of Strasbourg in 1871 and in 1872 received the character of major general. In the same year he was transferred to Hanover as deputy commander of the 38th Infantry Brigade, with the award of his rank to officers . After the award of the Red Eagle Order III. Class with bow in January 1873 he was released in the summer of that year from his position and pension to the disposition provided.

literature

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ The GGT (FN) names the year 1813 as the year of birth, Priesdorff (Lit.), however, the year 1814.
  2. ↑ a b Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser. 1902. Vol. 52, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1902, pp. 110-111.
personal data
SURNAME Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels, Karl August Wilhelm Freiherr (full name after Priesdorf); Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels, Wilhelm Karl August Freiherr (full name according to the Gothaischen Genealogical Paperback)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1813 or December 9, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Lengroden
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 1889
Place of death Dresden