VtwinVince Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I have a Patent issued to a Carl Christian von Watter, appointing him as a Second-Lieutenant in the Unruh'schen Infanterie Regiment in 1797. I believe he died in the 1830's, but if anyone has more information on this fellow, it would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 I've managed to figure out that this guy was born in 1775 in Stargard, and was appointed Oberst in 1815, post-Waterloo. It would be nice to find out if he took part in that action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arb Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 I think you may have two different officers. It is highly unlikely that an offier would rise from Sek.Lt. to Oberst in 18 years (with the exception or royals, of course.) The 1828 reprint (2nd edition) of the 1806 Rangliste (with the changes between 1806 and 1828 given)shows a Sek.Lt. von Watter in Regiment Zweiffel (Nr. 45), which until December 1805 was Regiment Unruh. It notes that Sek.Lt. von Watter left the army in 1806 as a captain. Also, there is no other officer named von Watter to be found in this Rangliste. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 It does get quite confusing, as I also have a Patent from 1794 for Port-Epee Faehnrich Christoph von Watter. :speechless: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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