Ludwig Wilhelm von Schorlemmer ( German: Ludwig Wilhelm von Schorlemmer ; 1695 , Hesse - May 14, 1776 , Berlin ) - Prussian commander, lieutenant general.
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Belonged to the Herringhausen family. Born in the family of Major Benedict Franz von Schorlemer and Beata von Bielefeld.
Biography
- 1718 - enlisted in the Prussian army, was enlisted in the 3rd cuirassier regiment.
- November 29, 1718 - Cornet .
- 1739 - captain of the 7th, and then the 12th cuirassier regiments.
- August 2, 1739 - major .
- 1741 - lieutenant colonel .
- May 1742 - Colonel for the difference in the battle of Khotuzitsa
- June 4, 1745 - awarded the Order of Pour le Mérite for bravery at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg .
- 1747 - Major General of the cavalry, chief of the 6th Dragoon Regiment of the Prussian Army
- 1755 - Lieutenant General .
- 1760 - retired.
Literature
- Bernhard von Poten, Schorlemmer, Ludwig Wilhelm von , Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, S. 379.