Gustav Freiherr von Buddenbrock

[David M]

Hi Gents

I am looking for career details on Gustav Freiherr von Buddenbrock. Although he was a prussian General (b. 1810-d.1895) I could not find him in the index of Priedorff Soldatisches F?hrertum and I am hoping to find out some more about his career here.

I am especially interested in if he could have received th CHGL4 (Knights Cross Churhessian House Order of the Golden Lion) as a Major. I have him as a Major in 1850.

Hope to hear from you

David

[Guest Rick Research]

All I show for him are:

plm El, RAO2ElX, HOH2aX, EK2 70, RAO4X?, DA25, 1866, KDM 70

[David M]

So I guess he was not a Major in 1850? Would it be possible to find out which Buddenbrock was?

All I show for him are:

plm El, RAO2ElX, HOH2aX, EK2 70, RAO4X?, DA25, 1866, KDM 70

[Ulsterman]

I know -and dislike-this family rather well.

I believe there were two or maybe even three Buddenbrocks active in the Napoleonic wars. The chap you are looking for I believe topped out at Major and was elderly by 1850.

The Almanach has extensive genealogy on these folks.

A Buddenbrock grandson also surrendered Spandau to the Russians in 1945 as I recall.

Buddenbrocks seem to have congregated in the artillery, although todays Freiherr once told me they were "always cavalry" (which I think was posing snobbery).

[Dave Danner]

From Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie:

http://mdz.bib-bvb.de/digbib/lexika/adb/im...ef,adb0470336))

Edited June 18, 2007 by Dave Danner

[David M]

Thanks for you replies

@Ulsterman: Sorry for your dislike to the Buddenbrock family! BTW:

@Dave: the ADB was were I found the initiall data on Gustav. From this data I could not conclude if he was a Major in 1850 or ot. However there are many more in Soldatisches F?hrertum, So I will just check them all when I get to the Royal Library in one of the comming months.

Thanks again

David

From Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie:

http://mdz.bib-bvb.de/digbib/lexika/adb/im...ef,adb0470336))

[Glenn J]

David,

Gustav Frhr. v. Buddenbrock was promoted to Major on 18 June 1853.

Regards

Glenn

[David M]

Thanks Glenn

Great info!!

Regards

David