1564. August Christian Friedrich von Legat

1564. August Christian Friedrich von Legat 

Born 03/14/1781 in Magdeburg

Son of General Karl Friedrich Ehrhardt

10/04/1793 Cadet in Berlin – 16 September 1797: Ensign in the von Courbière Infantry Regiment (No. 58) - 27 January 1801 Second Lieutenant – 1806/07 Campaign: Skirmish at Christburg (wounded) - Transferred to the 2nd West Prussian Infantry Regiment (No. 7) on January 1, 1808, with a commission on 18 December 1799 -  October 28, 1811: First Lieutenant - 1812 Campaign: Battles at Eckau and Graefenthal - 10/18/1812 Order Pour le Mérite - June 27, 1813 Staff Captain – 1813–15: Campaign: Battles of Gross-Görschen, Dresden, Kulm (Iron Cross, 2nd Class), Leipzig, Laon, Paris; (Russian Order of St. Vladimir (4th Class).

Skirmishes at Danigkow, Bernburg, Nollendorf, and La Fère-Champenoise; sieges of Erfurt, Mézières, and Sedan – September 17, 1813: substantive Captain on the General Staff. 02/10/1815 Major – 12/18/1815 Permission to marry – 01/05/1816 Transferred to the adjutancy – 03/30/1817 Transferred to the 20th Infantry Regiment – ​​07/24/1817 Battalion Commander in the 20th Infantry Regiment – ​​03/30/1824 Lieutenant Colonel with commission dated 04/15/1824 - 

07/21/1825 Member of the General War Department -

March 30, 1829 Colonel – January 18, 1833: Ribbon Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd Class – March 30, 1834: Director of the Potsdam Military Orphanage – May 30, 1836: Brevet rank of Major General – May 15, 1838: Two months' leave on full pay to Franzensbad for health recovery – January 18, 1840: Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves –

March 30, 1844: Brevet rank of Lieutenant General –  May 11, 1844: A personal, pensionable annual supplement of 400 Thalers from the orphanage fund, in addition to his existing income.

May 25, 1844: Granted a seven-week leave of absence with full pay to visit Franzensbad – March 12, 1846: Awarded the Star of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class – September 20, 1847: Awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class with Oak Leaves, on the occasion of his 50th service anniversary – Died: December 17, 1852, in Potsdam – Married: April 6, 1816, in Hamburg to Josephine Adeline le Daillant de Hautecourt – Born: September 13, 1794, in Kaiserswerth am Rhein .

3054. Philipp Friedrich Theodor Adolph von Feldmann

 3054. Philipp Friedrich Theodor Adolph von Feldmann

Born 08/12/1828 in Hamburg

Father: Berthold Christian, Merchant, died 08/20/1866 in Hamburg, Mother: Marianne Wilhelmine nee Introzzi, died 09/24/1869 in Hamburg 

Intermediate Secondary School and Brigade military school in Oldenburg- 06/06/1842 volunteer in the former Oldenburg-Hanseatic Brigade in Hamburg. Service Record — October 13, 1844: Officer Candidate (with Officer's Knot) - 09/30/1847 Second Lieutenant - 1848 Campaign against Denmark - 08/04/1850 Service in Schleswig-Holstein- 03/15/1851 returned to duty in Hamburg. 03/12/1853 First Lieutenant - 04/07/1857 Captain and Company Commander - 1866 Campaign with the Army of the Main - 09/25/1867 in Prussian service as a captain with commission on 04/07/1857 and aggregated to the Guard Fusilier* Regiment - 03/22/1868 Major - 06/15 to 06/23/1869 detailed to the Replacement Office within the district of the 15th Infantry Brigade - 06/18/1869 Commander of the 1st Battalion - 1870/71 campaign:  Battle of Gravelotte, Beaumont and Sedan**, siege of Paris - 09/04/1870 Iron Cross, 2nd Class - 04/08/1871 Iron Cross, 1st Class - 06/16/1871 advancement to hereditary nobility for his bravery demonstrated in the face of the enemy - 03/22/1873 Lieutenant Colonel - 06/02/1875 assigned with *a la suite* status (“in the entourage of” status) of the 21st Infantry Regiment and entrusted with the command of the regiment.

*a soldier armed with a fusil, a light flintlock musket.

**The Battles of Gravelotte (Aug 18), Beaumont (Aug 30), and Sedan (Sep 1–2) were the decisive, interconnected engagements of the Franco-Prussian War. Together, these three clashes led to the encirclement of France's professional armies, the capture of Emperor Napoleon III, and the ultimate unification of Germany.

More information available upon request….

3048. Paul von Zglinicki, Son of General Friedrich Otto Anton Stephan

 3048. Paul von Zglinicki born 03/15/1830 in Possen

Son of General Friedrich Otto Anton Stephan

09/02/1841 Cadet in Potsdam. 07/06/1844 Cadet in Berlin - 04/24/1847 Honorary Ensign with Sword-Knotin the Guard Artillery Brigade - 10/26/1847 Officer Candidate (with Officer's Knot) with commission on 04/22/1847 - 11/01/1847 to 09/30/1850 assigned to the Artillery and Engineering School - 1848 Street Fighting in Berlin - 09/11/1848 Aggregated Second Lieutenant with Commission 0n 09/16/1848 - 10/29/1850 commissioned as an artillery officer - 1853/57 Fireworks Lieutenant - 01/05/1858 First Lieutenant - 02/02/1858 assigned to the 1st Company of the Combined Fortress Artillery Detachment, with *a la suite* status in the Regiment (“in the entourage of” status) - 08/31/1858 Assigned to the 1st Company of the Combined Fortress Artillery Battalion - 08/31/1858 placed at the disposal of the Government of Mainz and assigned to the Imperial and Royal Austrian Artillery Directorate - 02/07/1860 Captain - 06/17/1862 Adjutant to the Inspectorate General of Artillery - 01/16/1866 Battery Commander in the 8th Artillery Brigade commissioned 02/15/1859 - 1866 campaign: Skirmish at Münchengrätz, Battle of Königgrätz - 09/20/1866 Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, with Swords - 10/11/1866 Detailed for service with Prince Karl of Prussia - 10/30/1866 *a la suite* status in Field Artillery Regiment No. 8, while retaining his command - 12/20/1866 also a member of the Artillery Testing Commission - 02/16/1867 While retaining his position as Major in Field Artillery Regiment No. 3, appointed Personal Adjutant to Prince Karl of Prussia on February 18, 1868 - 1870/71 Campaign: Battles of Gravelotte, Beaumont and Sedan, occupation of Paris - 02/02/1870 awarded the Iron Cross II, 2nd Class - 09/25/1871 permission to marry - 01/18/1872 Lieutenant Colonel - 10/26/1872 entrusted with the command of Field Artillery Regiment No. 25. with assignment *a la suite* to the same regiment - 11/30/1872 Regimental Commander - 09/19/1874 Colonel - 12/31/1874 Commander of the 1st Guards Field Artillery Regiment - 06/24/1876 Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John - 09/22/1877 *a la suite* status in the regiment commander of the 9th Field Artillery Brigade - December 6, 1880: Major General - 09/16/1881 Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on the ring - 09/27/1883 Inspector of the 1st Field Artillery Inspection - 06/01/1885 Lieutenant General - 01/23/1887 Star of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on the ring  10/15/1888 Placed on the retired list with pension, upon conferral of the Order of the Crown, 1st Class - 09/19/1891 Honorary Rank of General of Artillery - Died 02/18/1911 in Dresden - Married: 11/11/1871 in Dresden to Eva Klara Pauline Asta nee Uechtritz at Nieder-Heidersdorf, the divorced Baroness of Sztankoviczt - born 02/20/1846 in Berlin - died 06/26/1912 in the same year - Children: refer to Gotha Patent Nobility 1938, 633, including: Paul born 05/24/1872 in Berlin - Second Lieutenant in Hussar Regiment No. 13.

More information available, Soldatisches Fuehertum, Volume 10 

3047. Viktor Heinrich Franz von Adler, born 11/05/1829 in Berlin

 Viktor Heinrich Franz von Adler

Born 11/05/1829 in Berlin

Father: Karl, Senior Administrative Officer

Died 07/28/1857 in Berlin

Mother: Emille nee Bergmann

Died: 06/26/1850 in Berlin

Attended Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium Berlin -  11/01/1847 one year service in the Guards Pioneer Battalion - 09/27/1848 until 09/17/1849 assigned to the Artillery and Engineering School - 02/03/1849 Officer Cadet in the Guards Pioneer Battalion with commission on 12/09/1848. - 08/29/1850 extraordinary second lieutenant in the First Engineering Inspection with Commission on 09/10/1849 - 12/07/1850 in the Guards Pioneer Battalion - 10/01/1853 adjutant in the first Pioneer Battalion - 9/13/1856 fortification Koenigsberg in Prussia - 11/01/1856 First Lieutenant - 02/20/1857 fortification of Spandau 03/30/1858 Adjutant of the 7th Fortress Inspectorate - 04/01/1860 to 03/31/1862 Posted to Paris to learn the French language - 08/25/1861 Captain - 03/06/1862 Company Commander in the Pioneer Battalion No. 3 - 06/11/1864 in the Guards Pioneer Battalion - 1864 - Campaign: Battle by Rackebuell, storming of the Dybbøl Trenches, crossing to Alsen - 05/14/1864 Order of the Red Eagle, 4th Class, with Swords - 08/14/1864 advanced to the nobility for his proven bravery - 1866 Campaign: battless at Soor and Königinhof, Battle of Königsgraetz - 09/20/1866 praised for his brave conduct - 11/13/1866 Member of the Examination Board for Captains and First Lieutenants of the Engineer Corps - 03/16/1867 Major in the General Staff - 04/23/1867 assigned to the General Staff of the 13th Division - 03/30 to 05/13/1868  assigned to the Fusilier Regiment No. 73 - 10/21/1869 assigned to the Staff of the Engineer Corps - 12/04/1869 Member of the Commission for Administering the Final Professional Examination of Engineer Officers – 07/18/1870 for the duration of the mobilization period, to the General Staff of the General Government, within the area of ​​the I, II, IX, and X Army Corps. - 04/08/1871 back to the Engineer Corps - 06/24/1871 Commander of Pioneer Battalion No. 4 - 10/18/1871 Relieved of his duties as a member of the Examination Commission for Captains and First Lieutenants of the Engineer Corps. - 01/18/1872 Lieutenant Colonel - 07/25 to 10/27/1873 posted to Russia - 09/19/1874 Colonel - 04/13/1875 Detailed to discharge the duties of Inspector of the 3rd Fortress Inspectorate - 05/15/1875 Inspecter - 12/14/1878 Inspector of the 4th Pioneer Inspection - 07/10/1880 Major General - 10/14/1880  Inspector of the 1st Engineering Review -  11/16/1880 Chairman of the Examination Board of the Engineer Corps - 10/01/1881 to 10/01/1884 Representative of absent members at the Court for Conflicts Jurisdiction - 11/28/1882 also Inspector of the United Artillery and Engineer School - 01/14/1883 Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class, with Oak Leaves and Swords - 09/16/1885 Lieutenant General - 02/13/1886 detailed to act as deputy for the ailing Inspector General of the Engineering and Pioneer Corps, and Fortresses. Lieutenant General von Brandenstein - 01/23/1887 Star of the Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Swords on the ring- 06/28/1887 also charged with representing the Inspector of the 1st Pioneer Inspectorate - 04/17/1888 placed on non-active status with pension, and awarded the Order of the Crown, 1st Class. - Died 09/01/1898 in Berlin - 09/04/1898 laid to rest in the Old Luisen Cemetery.

Married: 07/29/1875 in Berlin to Anna Luise Franziska Hoffmann, widow of Steinwehr (her first husband fell as a captain on August 30, 1870) - born 11/08/1845 in Magdeburg - died 01/20/1906 in Berlin.

Further information on his military career available. 

3052. Ludwig August Gallus Freiherr Boecklin von Boecklinsau

3052. Ludwig August Gallus Freiherr Boecklin von Boecklinsau

Born October 19, 1838 in Freiburg in Baden

Father: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Grand Duke of Baden, Captain and (Eldest child in aristocratic family).
Born March 9, 1803 in Karlsruhe   Died July 8, 1873 in Russt
Mother: Franziska nee Baroness of Semmingen-Hornberg  Born September 7, 1809 in Mannheim   Died July 11, 1847 in Baden-Baden 

Further information on his military career available. 

3051. Rudolf Hermann von Krosseck

Born on September 4, 1827 in Kamien (Schlochau District)

Father: Ernst Georg, Captain a. D. and Tax Revenue and Returns Office

Born: June 5, 1782 in Bremen

Death: August 2, 1835 in Graudenz

Mother: Jeanette nee Taube died November 23, 1867 in Barmen

September 1, 1839 Cadet in Kulm, August 1, 1842 Cadet in Berlin, May 27, 1845 Portepeefaehnrich Lieutenant in the 25th Infantry Regiment.  October 12, 1846 Second Lieutenant, March 4, 1851 to March 31, 1852 commanded the 8th combined reserve battalion.  March 1, 1856 Adjutant (assistant to commanding officer) of the First Battalion Aachen), 25th Division Territorial Army 

March 9, 1858 Assistant to Commanding Officer of the 26th Infantry 

December 26, 1858 First Lieutenant in the 35th Infantry Regiment with Patent (of nobility) on October 24, 1857. September 13, 1859 leaving his position as Captain in the 7th Infantry Regiment with Patent (of nobility) on March 31, 1859
May 8, 1860 Captain of Company of Grenadier Regiment No. 7
June 6, 1863 Adjutant (assistant commanding officer) of the General Command of the IV. A-K.

  Further information on his military career available. 

3049. Alfred Wilhelm Ferdinand von Kaphengst

3049. Alfred Wilhelm Ferdinand von Kaphengst

Born: January 23, 1828 in Potsdam
Son of General Ferdinand Eugen

Gymnasium in Potsdam and Berlin

University studies in Bonn and Berlin

April 9, 1850 in the Dragon Guards Regiment

On December 13, 1850 appointed Officer with Patent

July 15, 1851 Second Lieutenant

On October 1, 1854 until September 30, 1855 was a commander at the Military Riding School

October 24, 1856 Regiment Adjutant 

Further information on his military career available. 

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