Friderich Adolph Schleppegrell

Friderich Adolph Schleppegrell
Friderich Adolph Schleppegrell
	Painting by Otto Bache in 1896
Born	28 June 1792; Brunlanes, Norway
Died	25 July 1850 (aged 58); Isted, Denmark
Buried	Flensburg
Allegiance	Denmark
Service/branch	Royal Danish Army
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	First War of Schleswig; Battle of Isted

Friderich Adolph von Schleppegrell (28 June 1792 – 25 July 1850) was a Dano-Norwegian military officer.

Gravestone

Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Otto Heinrich von Schleppegrell (1729-1808) and Cathrine Abigael Zimmer (1750-1836),[1] he was born in Brunlanes. He became a military officer in 1807, and took part in the Gunboat War for Denmark-Norway. When Norway became independent of Denmark, only to enter a personal union with Sweden in November 1814, Schleppegrell changed his allegiance to Denmark.[2]

By 1848 he had been promoted to Major General. The same year, the First Schleswig War broke out. Schleppegrell excelled in the battles of Nybøl, Dybbøl and Fredericia, but fell on 25 July 1850 following the battle of Isted.[2] He was buried in Flensborg. The memorial Isted Lion is partly dedicated to Schleppegrell.

References

"Frederik Adolph von Schleppegrell". www.nielsen-termansen.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Frederik Adolph von Schleppegrell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

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[1] "Frederik Adolph von Schleppegrell". www.nielsen-termansen.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[snl-2] Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Frederik Adolph von Schleppegrell". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.