Xaver von Bojanowski

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Gravestone in Karwe

Gustav Alfred Kasimir Xaver von Bojanowski (born December 10, 1787 in Schmiegel , † May 13, 1856 in Karwe , Ruppin district ) was a Prussian major general .

Life

origin

Xaver was the son of the royal Polish chamberlain and captain a. D. August Alexander von Bojanowski (1762–1827) and his wife Sophie Caroline Luise, née Countess von Maltzahn (1766–1845).

Military career

Bojanowski joined the cuirassier regiment "von Wagenfeld" on October 22, 1805 as a cornet and took part in the Battle of Prussian Eylau , the cannonade of Gollau, the battles of Liebstadt and Wackern and the retreat over the Memel during the Fourth Coalition War. On March 6, 1807, he was promoted to second lieutenant . In mid-April 1812 Bojanowski joined Major General von Kleist as an adjutant . As such, he took part in the battles at Wollgund, Klievenhof, Graefenthal, Olai and Schlockhof during the Russian campaign in 1812 .

After the campaign he was aggregated on April 1, 1813, first to the regiment of the Gardes du Corps and on May 17, 1813 as a Premier Lieutenant in the light Guard Cavalry Regiment . During the Wars of Liberation , Bojanowski received the Iron Cross, 2nd class, for the Battle of Bautzen . He fought near Dresden and Kulm and was wounded in the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig . He was then used at the Battle of Laon and the Battle of Paris , for the latter he was awarded the Iron Cross First Class. He was also in the battles near Halle , Liebertwolkwitz , the battle near Champaubert , May, Neuilly, Larte, the battle near Claye and the blockades of Wittenberg and the siege of Erfurt . At that time he was promoted to staff officer on March 7, 1814 and transferred to the regiment of the Gardes du Corps on April 21, 1814. On October 10, 1814, he came as an adjutant to Duke Karl von Mecklenburg. On June 7, 1815 he was promoted to Rittmeister and on September 8, 1815 appointed company commander. However, Bojanowski remained in his position as adjutant to the Duke and was assigned to the Regiment of the Gardes du Corps on November 4, 1815.

On October 24, 1817 he was served as a wing adjutant to King Friedrich Wilhelm III. detached. In addition, he received from November 15, 1817 the salary of a Rittmeister first class. On December 24, 1817, Bojanowski was promoted to major with a patent from December 25, 1817 , and was appointed wing adjutant on May 11, 1818. On July 10, 1821, he received the order of the Zähringer Löwen II. Class and on September 28, 1822 also the Commander's Cross of the Military Karl Friedrich Order of Merit . On January 18, 1827 he received the Order of St. John and on August 3, 1827 the Order of St. Vladimir III. Class. On March 30, 1828 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and on May 25, 1829 with the Order of the Sword III. Class excellent. On March 30, 1830, he was promoted to colonel . In order to regain experience in troop service, Bojanowski was ordered to serve in the 2nd Guard Uhlan Regiment on December 31, 1831 at his own request . From April 15 to May 31, 1832 he worked in the Guard Dragoons Regiment and was then appointed commander of the 2nd Dragoons Regiment . On January 12, 1834 he received the Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus II class and on January 18, 1834 the Order of the Red Eagle III. Class with a bow. On March 13, 1838 Bojanowski received his farewell as a major general with an annual pension of 1400 thalers. He first lived in Adamsdorf (Soldin district) and died on May 13, 1856 in Karwe (Ruppin district).

Memorial plaque for Eugen Xaver Alfons Alfred Bojanowski on the house, Linienstraße 135, in Berlin-Mitte

family

Bojanowski married on October 18, 1821 on Sellin Rosalie von Knobelsdorff (1800-1865), sister of Ida von Lüttichau . The couple had several children:

literature

Web links

Commons : Xaver von Bojanowski  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Military weekly paper . Volume 17, p. 4710.
  2. ↑ Gothaisches genealogical pocket book of the baronial houses 1888. Eighth and thirtieth year, A. 405.
  3. ↑ Kurt Wernicke: Pre-March, March, Post-March. P. 139.
  4. ↑ memorial plaque
personal data
SURNAME Bojanowski, Xaver von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bojanowski, Gustav Alfred Kasimir Xaver von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prussian major general
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH Schmiegel at Posen
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1856
Place of death Karwe , Ruppin district