Wilhelm von Schon (General, 1800)

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Karl Wilhelm August von Schon (born May 15, 1800 in Warsaw , † June 30, 1857 in Glogau ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Wilhelm was the son of the Prussian major general Karl von Schon (1765-1818) and his wife Juliane, born von Donop (1779-1847).

Military career

Already attended the city ​​schools in Warsaw and Treptow an der Rega as well as the high school in Königsberg in the Neumark . From October 1812 he was a cadet in Berlin , but was sent home early in mid-September 1813. He joined the 1st Pomeranian Infantry Regiment of the Prussian Army as a musketeer on October 3, 1814 and took part in the sieges of Maubeuge and Philippeville and the battles at Ligny and Waterloo during the Wars of Liberation .

After the war he was promoted to secondary lieutenant in March 1816 and from October 1818 to the end of July 1821 he was commanded for further training at the General War School. After returning to his regiment, he initially acted as an adjutant of the fusilier battalion, then became regimental adjutant and in this position on May 14, 1829 promoted to prime lieutenant. From March 30, 1836, Already was in command of the 3rd Infantry Brigade and then a year later in the same capacity of the 3rd Division in Stettin . While being promoted to captain , he became chief of the 7th Company on August 18, 1837 . This was followed by a transfer to the 19th Infantry Regiment on March 30, 1839 , until a year later he was appointed as a major in command of the 1st Battalion in the 4th Landwehr Regiment in Bartenstein . From April 7, 1842 to March 26, 1847 he was then commander of the Landwehr battalion in the 33rd Infantry Regiment and was then transferred to the 9th Infantry Regiment . As the commander of the Fusilier Battalion, he took part in the crackdown on street fighting in Berlin as early as 1848 . In mid-October 1849 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel , was promoted to commander of the 2nd Infantry (King) Regiment on December 4, 1849, and to colonel on April 19, 1851 . His regiment chief, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern on September 14, 1852 . On January 18, 1855 he was transferred to Glogau as commander of the 18th Infantry Brigade . In this position he was placed à la suite of the 2nd Infantry (King) Regiment on February 27, 1855 and promoted to major general on July 12, 1855. On the occasion of the festival of the order received the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves, in January 1857 . He died on June 30, 1857 while exercising his service.

family

Already married on November 8, 1825 in Klein-Weckow with Emilie von Ploetz (1802-1880). The following children were born from the marriage:

  • Eggert Karl August Wilhelm (1827–1911), Prussian major a. D. ⚭ April 17, 1854 Helene Marschall von Bieberstein (* 1828)
  • Karl Josef Albrecht (* 1829), building officer and district building inspector ⚭ July 31, 1861 Franziska Klawitter (* 1833)
  • Wilhelm Karl Theodor (1830–1923), Prussian major general ⚭ November 18, 1862 Adelheid Remus (* 1844)
  • Hugo Alexander August (1833–1870), Prussian major ⚭ May 9, 1857 Antonie von Wolff (1833–1863) from Möglin
  • Karl Wilhelm Rudolf (* / † 1837)
  • Helene Juliane Eleonore (* 1841)
  • Cäcilie Emma Agnes (* 1843) ⚭ May 15, 1883 Hermann von Randow († 1886), Herr auf Kummin
  • Julie Eleonore Elisabeth (1845–1872) ⚭ July 6, 1866 Rudolf von Brüsewitz

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personal data
SURNAME Already, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Already, Karl Wilhelm August von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Warsaw
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1857
Place of death Glogau