Karl Friedrich Emil zu Dohna-Schlobitten
Does anyone know when this officer was promoted to Premier-Lieutenant and then Rittmeister in the Prussian army? I assume he was not made Major until he joined the Russian army in 1812? Also it is mentioned he attended the Kriegsschule Berlin in 1804. Does he remain an officer of the 6th Dragoons throughout these events?
Also he is mentioned as a POW after being wounded at Eylau. Was he held for long or did the end of hostilities effect his release within weeks?
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P.S. I forgot to answer the question on Dohna's POW time: Priesdorff says, he was wounded in the action at Halle (17th October 1806) and later taken POW, when the fortress Magdeburg capitulated (8th November 1806). I guess Dohna was there in a hospital or under private care. His exchange took place on 1st March 1807.