William Hounsell von Gündell

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William Hounsell Gündell , since 1871 von Gündell (born February 23, 1813 in Bridport , England , † September 19, 1883 in Hanover ) was a Prussian lieutenant general .

Life

origin

His family came from Winsen an der Luhe and he was the son of Field Provost Georg Heinrich Gündell († 1835) and his wife Mary Anna, née Hounsell († 1825).

Military career

Gündell graduated from high school and then the military academy in Hanover . On May 13, 1831, he was employed as a second lieutenant in the Guards Jägerregiment of the Hanover Army . In 1833 he was transferred to the 2nd light battalion. There Gündell rose to Premier Lieutenant on November 11, 1842 and was promoted to Captain II on July 17, 1848 . As such he took part in the campaign in Denmark in the same year . When he was promoted to captain on April 20, 1849, he was appointed company commander in the Guard Jäger Battalion. Two years later Gündell was briefly assigned to the embassy in London to report George V's accession to the throne . In 1852 he was commissioned to organize a medical company, which Gündell commanded from April 14, 1855 to May 3, 1859 after it was formed. He then returned to the Guards Jäger Battalion under promotion to Major and was transferred to the 7th Infantry Regiment on May 23, 1860 as a lieutenant colonel and battalion commander. On May 27, 1862 he was finally appointed commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment . In this position promoted to colonel on June 17, 1866 , Gündell and his regiment were able to prove themselves particularly well against the Prussian troops in the battle of Langensalza .

After the lost war and the annexation of the Kingdom of Hanover , Gündell joined the Prussian Army on March 9, 1867 and was employed as a colonel in the Brandenburg Fusilier Regiment No. 35 . On July 20, 1867 he was commissioned to lead the 2nd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 23 in Neisse and on October 20, 1867 Gündell was appointed regimental commander.

When the war against France began , Gündell was appointed commander of the 23rd Infantry Brigade for the duration of the mobile relationship . He led this large formation in the battles at Choisy-le-Roi and Chevilly and during the enclosure and siege of Paris . For his achievements he received the Iron Cross, 2nd class. In addition, on the day of the imperial proclamation in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles , Gündell was promoted to major general and on June 16, 1871 "because of the bravery shown in the war against France" was raised to the hereditary Prussian nobility . A few days earlier, Gündell had been confirmed in his position as brigade commander for peacetime. On October 16, 1873, with the approval of his resignation request , he was finally put up for disposal with the statutory pension and the award of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd class with oak leaves .

In a subsequent appreciation of his services, Gündell received the character of lieutenant general on August 16, 1876 .

family

Gündell married Eveline Schaedtler (1820-1860) on June 13, 1844 in Burgdorf. After her death, he married Luise Reinecke (1825–1880) in Hanover on December 10, 1864. The two marriages resulted in a total of eight children.

Fonts

  • The firearms of the Royal Hanoverian Infantry, their setup, treatment and use: as a guide for giving lessons in regimental and company schools and for self-teaching; along with an appendix about the needle gun. Verlag der Hahn'schen Hofbuchhandlung, Hanover 1852, digitized version of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marcelli Janecki : Handbook of the Prussian nobility. Volume 1, ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1892, p. 179.
  2. ↑ August Maurhoff: Officer list of the Royal Prussian Infantry Regiment v. Winterfeldt (2nd Upper Silesian) No. 23. ES Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1913, p. 18.
personal data
SURNAME Gündell, William Hounsell from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gündell, William Hounsell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian lieutenant general
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH Bridport , England
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1883
Place of death Hanover