Von Schmettau was born in Berlin. His mother, Marie de la Fontaine, belonged to a Huguenot family. His father died in 1707, as Royal Prussian secretary to the ambassador in London. In 1699, he joined the military and served under numerous flags during his career. He started as a Danish Cuirassier, under the command of his uncle William. In 1703, he joined the Margrave of Anspach Dragoons, as a lieutenant, where another uncle, Gottlieb Schmettau, was chief. Schmettau experienced his baptism of fire at the Battle of Blenheim. A little later, he became captain and company commander, and was promoted to Major in 1707, and lieutenant colonel in 1708. He was Adjutant General of the Prince of Hesse, at the Battle of Malplaquet.
In 1714, Schmettau went with his regiment in the Electorate of Saxony. On 22 October 1716, he was promoted to colonel in the artillery. He went into the service of the Habsburgs on 7 April 1717. There Schmettau took part in the conquest of Belgrade. On 22 March 1719, he was Field General, and came to Sicily as Quartermaster General. His achievements as an artilleryman and fortress builder impressed the Emperor and Prince Eugene of Savoy. In 1720, during the War of the Quadruple Alliance, he led the Capture of Messina (1719), and in 1732 with Corsica, he led the campaign against Sardinia and France.
On 27 October 1733, he was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal. He commanded the O'Gilvy Infantry Regiment (No. 46); with his regiment, he then took part in the War of the Polish Succession. In the years 1737–1739, during Russo-Austrian-Turkish War, he was governor of Timișoara. On 18 January 1742, Schmettau was awarded the Order of the Black Eagle. He left the service in 1742.
Diplomacyedit
In the following years, he represented Prussia under the Emperor Charles VII. As ambassador to Paris, he prepared for the second Silesian war. Schmettau was a curator of the Academy of Sciences. He continued his education as a cartographer and created the first good map of Berlin in 1748, and in 1751 of East Friesland. In his "Memoires Secrets", he described his experiences.[1]
Familyedit
He married Marie Charlotte von Boyen (died 1739); they had two children. He married Marie Johanna von Ruffer, who bore him three children:
^Erik A. Lund (1999). War for the every day: generals, knowledge, and warfare in early modern Europe, 1680–1740. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN978-0-313-31041-6.
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samuel, schmettau, samuel, graf, schmettau, march, 1684, august, 1751, prussian, field, marshal, artilleryman, cartographer, samuel, graf, schmettau, contents, life, diplomacy, family, references, external, linkslife, edit, nbsp, schmettau, berlin, 1748, schme. Samuel Graf von Schmettau 24 March 1684 18 August 1751 was a Prussian field marshal artilleryman and cartographer Samuel Graf von Schmettau Contents 1 Life 2 Diplomacy 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksLife edit nbsp Schmettau s map of Berlin 1748 Von Schmettau was born in Berlin His mother Marie de la Fontaine belonged to a Huguenot family His father died in 1707 as Royal Prussian secretary to the ambassador in London In 1699 he joined the military and served under numerous flags during his career He started as a Danish Cuirassier under the command of his uncle William In 1703 he joined the Margrave of Anspach Dragoons as a lieutenant where another uncle Gottlieb Schmettau was chief Schmettau experienced his baptism of fire at the Battle of Blenheim A little later he became captain and company commander and was promoted to Major in 1707 and lieutenant colonel in 1708 He was Adjutant General of the Prince of Hesse at the Battle of Malplaquet In 1714 Schmettau went with his regiment in the Electorate of Saxony On 22 October 1716 he was promoted to colonel in the artillery He went into the service of the Habsburgs on 7 April 1717 There Schmettau took part in the conquest of Belgrade On 22 March 1719 he was Field General and came to Sicily as Quartermaster General His achievements as an artilleryman and fortress builder impressed the Emperor and Prince Eugene of Savoy In 1720 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance he led the Capture of Messina 1719 and in 1732 with Corsica he led the campaign against Sardinia and France On 27 October 1733 he was promoted to Lieutenant Field Marshal He commanded the O Gilvy Infantry Regiment No 46 with his regiment he then took part in the War of the Polish Succession In the years 1737 1739 during Russo Austrian Turkish War he was governor of Timișoara On 18 January 1742 Schmettau was awarded the Order of the Black Eagle He left the service in 1742 Diplomacy editIn the following years he represented Prussia under the Emperor Charles VII As ambassador to Paris he prepared for the second Silesian war Schmettau was a curator of the Academy of Sciences He continued his education as a cartographer and created the first good map of Berlin in 1748 and in 1751 of East Friesland In his Memoires Secrets he described his experiences 1 Family editHe married Marie Charlotte von Boyen died 1739 they had two children He married Marie Johanna von Ruffer who bore him three children Friedrich Wilhelm Carl von Schmettau 1743 1806 Lieutenant General and important cartographer Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin 1748 1806 mother of Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin References edit Erik A Lund 1999 War for the every day generals knowledge and warfare in early modern Europe 1680 1740 Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN 978 0 313 31041 6 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samuel von Schmettau Samuel von Schmettau German Wikipedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel von Schmettau amp oldid 1178187720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
