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Friedrich Sigmund von Waldow was royal Prussian Major General, Chief of the Cuirassier Regiment no 8 and hereditary lord of Mehrenthin. Born 1682 in Mehrentin;〔Man findet als Sterbedatum oft "1742". Das kann aber nicht sein, denn noch am 24. November 1742 verspricht der König dem verdienten General seiner Kinder wegen ein Kanonikat. Daher ist wohl "1743" korrekt.〕〔Anton Balthasar König, Friedrich Siegmund von Waldow. In: Biographisches Lexikon aller Helden und Militairpersonen. vol IV, (Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791), p.428.〕 the son of the Brandenburg Captain Christian Sigismund von Waldow (1650-1707) and Katharina von Sydow (1651-1702). His brother Arnold Christoph von Waldow (1672-1743) was a Prussian general. ==Military career== He fought from 1700 for Sweden under Charles XII and participated in the Great Northern War, as well as at the Battle of Poltwa. In 1710 he was Major in the Swedish Army. On 15 November 1715 he moved to become a lieutenant colonel in the Prussian Army, probably campaigning with his older brother. He served first in the Dragoons (Derflinger) but on 1 October 1718, he was appointed commander of a regiment, but this lasted only till 26 October 1719. On July 16, 1724 he became a colonel and at the December 1, 1724 and Waldow was transferred on February 26, 1728 as a commander in the Cuirassiers No. 8 . On October 15, 1734 he became chief of the regiment and on 28 March 1737 he was appointed Major General. He fought in the first Silesian War. On July 1, 1742, he was granted leave request, and died a few months later on January 5, 1743〔Man findet als Sterbedatum oft "1742". Das kann aber nicht sein, denn noch am 24. November 1742 verspricht der König dem verdienten General seiner Kinder wegen ein Kanonikat. Daher ist wohl "1743" korrekt.〕〔Anton Balthasar König, Friedrich Siegmund von Waldow. In: Biographisches Lexikon aller Helden und Militairpersonen. vol IV, (Arnold Wever, Berlin 1791), p.428.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Friedrich Siegmund von Waldow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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