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Adam Abraham Von Gaffron Und Oberstradam
Adam Abraham von Gaffron und Oberstradam (11 October 1665 – 11 May 1738) was a member of the Silesian ancient noble family, Gaffron (nobility), Gaffron. Service in the Life Guards In 1683, von Gaffron joined the Danish Royal Life Guards (Denmark), Life Guards. Between 1689 and 1691, he accompanied the Hjaelpetropperne and Nederlanderne battalions to Ireland. He was wounded at the Battle of Steenkerke in 1692, and in the battle at Helsinki, Helsingborg in 1710. In the 1713 campaign in North Germany he proved a brave and skilful commander. In 1717 he commanded reinforcements sent to Norway. With the death of Charles XII of Sweden on 30 November 1718, he was directed to Röros to block the way for Army Corps under Lieutenant General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt on their retreat back to Sweden. In the summer of 1719 he became the Commander of the so-called "smaalenske 'Corps, which advanced into Swedish Bohuslan. Promotions * Second Lieutenant, 1690 * Lieutenant, 1692 * Kaptajnlöjtnant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaffron (nobility)
The Gaffron family is the name of a German nobility, German noble family - classified as Uradel (German for 'ancient nobility') - from Silesia. Origins German standard references don't believe that the family was of Polish origin. They are also not mentioned in such Polish ones. And because their coats of arms doesn't belong to any of the Polish clans it's highly unlikely that the Gaffrons originally came from Poland. Firstly, they were recorded on December 13, 1329: Janco von Gaveron was a document witness while Werner von Panwitz donated some money to a cloister in Breslau. (Document of Duke Boleslaus III. of Liegnitz ). The next one is from 1358 when Przibko von Gaweron sold his estate Buschke in the Groß Wartenberg area to Thamo von Hayn (Document of Duke Konrad I. from Oels and Cosel-Beuthen ). Because of such an early appearance in the area of Groß Wartenberg (today Syców) the located village Gaffron there should be their earliest estate. Herrmann von Gaffron und Obe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
