Count Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel Tauentsin von Wittenberg ( him. Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien ; 1760 - 1824 ) - Prussian commander of the era of Napoleonic wars , infantry general.
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| Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg | ||||||||||
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| Date of Birth | September 15, 1760 | |||||||||
| Place of Birth | Potsdam | |||||||||
| Date of death | February 20, 1824 (63 years) | |||||||||
| Place of death | Berlin | |||||||||
| Affiliation |  Prussia | |||||||||
| Years of service | 1775-1824 | |||||||||
| Rank | infantry general | |||||||||
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Biography
The son of the infantry general and the governor of Breslau, Friedrich Bogislav von Tauantsin. Educated at the Military Academy in Berlin. He began his service on September 1, 1775, by a Junder Standard of the Gend regiment, soon transferred to Prince Henry's 35th Infantry Regiment.
During the war for the Bavarian inheritance in 1778 was the adjutant of Prince Henry. In 1790 he was promoted to majors . He distinguished himself during the wars with France in 1792–94 . On February 16, 1793, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and appointed aide to the adjutant of King Friedrich Wilhelm II , was a military representative under the command of the Austrian army in Holland. On January 18, 1794, he was appointed Minister under the Governor-General of the Netherlands. From 1794 to 1796 he was an envoy to Russia. In 1795 he was promoted to colonel , in 1801 - to major general .
After the start of the campaign, 1806 received 6,000 men in command (8 battalions and 9 squadrons) of the shock corps, which was pushed forward by Prince Hohenlohe . But on October 9, the French troops of Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadot forced him to withdraw. During the battle of Jena, Towensin commanded a division in the vanguard of Hohenlohe and with it capitulated on October 28 in Prenzlau.
After the Peace of Tilsit, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general on May 4, 1807 and in 1808 he was appointed commander of the Brandenburg brigade in Berlin. From August 1811 - Governor of Pomerania . At the beginning of 1813, he mobilized troops in Pomerania and on March 5 was appointed military governor of the lands between Oder and Vistula (except for Silesia) and during the military confrontation until June 4 commanded the blockade corps Stettin . From July 18, 1813 - commander of the 4th Army Corps, which became part of the troops under the command of the Swedish crown prince Karl Johan. On August 20, its units entered Berlin.
Successfully acted in battles at Groß-Beeren and at Denniewice , where he opposed the 4th French Corps and achieved victory. When the Northern army passed to the Elbe, the Tauencin corps after the battle of Rotslau on October 5 became part of the Silesian army. Wittenberg blocked, but 2 French corps forced him to move to Potsdam. After the Battle of the Nations, he led the siege of Torgau and Wittenberg, then the blockade of Magdeburg. Torgau capitulated on December 26, 1813, Wittenberg was taken by storm on January 13, 1814. At the same time he received permission to add von Wittenberg to his surname. May 24, 1814 was taken Magdeburg.
February 21, 1814 awarded the Order of St.. George 2nd class:
| For the taking of fortresses Vitenberg and Magdeburg |
From August 7, 1814 - Commander-in-Chief in the Brandenburg Mark and Pomerania. In early 1815, he commanded the 6th Army Corps, which remained on the Elbe as an army reserve. After the return of Napoleon entered the territory of France. His corps performed occupational functions in Brittany. After the Peace of Paris, Towenzin again occupied the post of commander-in-chief in Pomerania and Brandenburg, with headquarters in Berlin. From April 3, 1820 - at the same time commander of the 3rd Army Corps.
The name of General Tauentsin is named after Tauentshinstraße in the western part of Berlin near Wittenbergplatz , named after the Battle of Wittenberg on January 13, 1814.
Awards
- Order of the Black Eagle ( September 15, 1813 )
- Order of the Red Eagle
- Order of " Pour le Mérite " ( December 13, 1792 )
- Great Cross of the Iron Cross ( January 26, 1814 ) [1]
- Military Order of Maria Theresa , Commander (Austria)
- Order of St. George 2nd degree (Russia, February 21, 1814 )
- Order of St. George 3rd degree (Russia, August 25, 1813 )
- Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (Russia, January 20, 1809 )
- Order of St. Anne 1st degree (Russia, March 5, 1797 )
Literature
- Baucislav-Friedrich-Emmanuel Tauentsin // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.