Career
During this campaign he distinguished himself not only as brave but also as a capable officer In July 1808 he was promoted to captain and placed on the staff of the army, In June 1809 he requested and received a military retirement, but he was seconded the Austrian army and remained with them until the end of the war. He rejoined the Prussian in 1811 and in 1813 he joined the Silesian Ulanen Regiment and was appointed their commander in the next year.
He fought in the Waterloo Campaign and after the death of von Thümen his immediate superior at the Battle of Ligny he was promoted to command the 1st Brigade of the II Corps Cavalry.
He died on 4 January 1824 at his family seat at Schurgast in Silesia.
