Wilhelm von Borcke
Friedrich Adolf Wilhelm von Borcke (born October 11, 1807 in Bahn , † January 30, 1867 in Naumburg ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .
Life
origin
Wilhelm was a member of the Pomeranian noble family Borcke . His parents were the major in Dragoon Regiment No. 5 and heir to Roggow , Ludwig Friedrich von Borcke (1767-1827) and his wife Luise Henriette, née Freiin von Steinaecker (1774-1860). The generals Karl von Borcke (1800–1870), Franz von Borcke (1802–1886) and Ludwig von Borcke (1804–1888) were his brothers.
Career
Borcke began an officer career in the Prussian Army in 1821 as a cadet in Berlin , advanced to NCO in 1822, and in 1825 to secondary lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry Regiment . After his promotion to Prime Lieutenant in 1840, he was commanded to serve with the Great General Staff in 1841 . He then became captain in the General Staff of the IV Army Corps in 1842 and major in the VIII Army Corps in 1848 . He took part in the campaign against Denmark in 1849 . In 1851 he became battalion commander in the 15th Infantry Regiment . He rose in 1853 to lieutenant colonel and in 1856 to colonel and commander of the 9th Infantry Regiment . In 1859 he was promoted to major general , first he became leader, then commander of the 14th Infantry Brigade and received the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with swords. In 1861 the award of the Red Eagle Order II. Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on the Ring took place. Borcke was in 1864 as a lieutenant general with board for discussion found, however, was for the duration of the estate ratio in 1866, Commander of Luxembourg .
family
Borcke married Therese Freiin von Steinaecker (1821–1864) in 1851, a daughter of General Heinrich Bruno von Steinaecker (1788–1861). The marriage resulted in three daughters Luise (1852–1899), Marie (1853–1928) and Irene (1858–1880), of whom the first two were married one after the other to Paul Georg Lindenau († 1904), medical officer in Gardelegen .
literature
- Kurt von Priesdorff : Soldier leadership . Volume 6, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, undated [Hamburg], undated [1938], DNB 367632810 , p. 504, no. 2132.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses . Fourth year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1903, p. 143.
- ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses . Seventeenth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1867, p. 920.
- ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses . Fourth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1903, p. 144.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borcke, Wilhelm von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borcke, Friedrich Adolf Wilhelm von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | train |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1867 |
| Place of death | Naumburg |