Wilhelm von Tresckow

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Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Tresckow (born October 23, 1788 in Breslau , † August 30, 1874 in Neisse ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

His grandfather Joachim Christian von Tresckow was already lieutenant general under King Friedrich II. Wilhelm was a son of the Lord Mayor of Breslau Friedrich Heinrich von Tresckow (1752-1804) and his wife Elisabeth, née von Wostrowsky (1757-1831).

Military career

Tresckow came on 1 February 1803 as Corporal Corporal in the Infantry Regiment "Prince Hohenlohe" the Prussian army and became the beginning of October 1805 Ensign . In the Fourth Coalition War he was captured in the Battle of Jena and retired from military service as a second lieutenant on June 11, 1811 after the war .

In the run-up to the Wars of Liberation , Tresckow was re-employed on April 11, 1813 as a secondary lieutenant in the Guard Volunteer Cossack Squadron and in mid-September 1813 was aggregated into the East Prussian Cuirassier Regiment . He fought in the battles at Großgörschen , Dresden , Kulm , Leipzig , Laon and Paris as well as in the battles at Etoges, Gue a Creme, Sezanne, Claye and the siege of Luxembourg .

On March 29, 1815 he was transferred to the 1st Cuirassier Regiment . By mid-July 1818 Tresckow rose to Rittmeister and squadron chief . On June 16, 1832 he was promoted to major and on the occasion of the Kalisch revue he was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir II. Class in mid-September 1835 . On March 26, 1841 he was commissioned with the leadership of the 1st Cuirassier Regiment, promoted Tresckow to lieutenant colonel on September 12, 1741 and at the same time appointed him regimental commander. In this position he received the Commander's Cross of the House Order of the White Falcon on December 1, 1842 . On March 30, 1844 he was promoted to colonel and on March 18, 1848 Tresckow came to Neisse as commander of the 12th Cavalry Brigade , and on March 18, 1848 he was aggregated to the 1st Cuirassier Regiment. On April 4, 1850 he got his promotion to major general and on January 4, 1853 the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves. On May 11, 1854, he took his leave and retired and was given the character of Lieutenant General . He died on August 30, 1874 in Neisse.

In his assessment from December 1847 it says: “A commander from the front, as one can only wish for. A good rider himself, he exercises with confidence and elegance and enjoys the full applause of his superiors at every visit. At this occasion I am happy to remember the last King's Review and the praise repeatedly expressed against me by the Prince of Prussia. The regiment is also in excellent condition. The clothing leaves nothing to be desired. Decent, domestic in his circumstances and strictly official. "

family

Tresckow married on July 15, 1811 in Schrabendorf Henriette von Stoessel (1783-1824) from the house of Gläsersdorf. The couple had several children:

  • Gustav (* 1812)
  • Anna Wilhelmine Barbara Charlotte Julie Konstanze Henriette (* 1814)
  • Konstantin Ernst Wilhelm Moritz Heinrich Leopold (* 1817)
  • Otto (1819–1868), Rittmeister a. D.
  • Melanie Elisabeth Amalie (1821–1890)

After the death of his first wife, he married Auguste Freiin von Stosch (1802–1877) in Breslau on October 23, 1827 . The couple had several children:

  • Wilhelmine Auguste Friederike Elisabeth (* 1828) ⚭ 1857 Hugo Laschinski († 1858), captain
  • Anna Henriette (1831–1919) ⚭ 1861 Karl von Tresckow (1829–1889), Prussian lieutenant general, parents of Hans von Tresckow
  • Heinrich Friedrich Ferdinand (1833–1903) ⚭ 1858 Marie Wolle
  • Karl Heinrich Guido (1835–1878) ⚭ June 26, 1877 Katharina Pollack (* 1850)
  • Emilie Antonie Elisabeth (* 1839)
  • Hans Alexander (1841–1870), Prussian captain, who died of his injury in the battle of Wörth ⚭ 1868 Sophie Ernestine Karoline Klara Ottilie von Osterhausen (* 1843)

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ According to the tribe list, on July 15, 1811, a Henriette Amalie (* November 7, 1785, † November 18, 1836) married Christoph von Lützow; See Handbuch des Prussischen Adels , Volume 1, 1892, p. 555.
    He gave a Henriette Amalie (* 7 November 1770; † 18 November 1836 (sic!)) Married since 1793 to Ernst Christoph von Lützow (1768–1847 ), Herr auf Drogelwitz; See Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of noble houses, 1901, second year, p. 593
  2. ↑ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Häuser to the year 1871. P. 682.
  3. ^ Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Nobeligen houses. 1904. Fifth year, Justus Perthes, Gotha 1903, p. 833.
  4. ↑ The widow later married Karl Winter, but the marriage was divorced again
personal data
SURNAME Tresckow, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tresckow, Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 1874
Place of death Neisse