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Otto Magnus von Schwerin

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In 1761, Otto von Schwerin, who lived in Busow, bought the Dargibell estate from Leonhard von Eickstedt. The hard-drinking rider general built a pavilion with a wine cellar, the so-called "drinking house", on a trench-guarded tower hill. There he celebrated hunting and drinking bouts with his former
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King Friedrich was less satisfied with Schwerin's achievements in peacetime, because the general was soon known for having fun carousing with his officers. Frederick exhorted him "to stop from drinking," but without success. In 1755, during the autumn maneuver at
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in 1742: the latter was particularly painful, when his regiment was dispersed by the enemy cavalry before the advance. In addition, he was seriously wounded and captured by the Austrians. Frederick the Great then decreed the royal disgrace of his cavalry.
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after the peace, Schwerin devoted himself with zeal to the intense training of his regiment. Frederick II was very satisfied with his work and ordered the commanders of the three East Prussian Dragoon regiments to go to Pasewalk and learn from Schwerin.
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His parents were the Prussian colonel Johann Georg (Hans Jürgen) von Schwerin (3 May 1668 - 5 June 1712) and Maria Esther von Dockum. His mother was the daughter of Martin Arnd von Dockum from the
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broke out and Frederick urged Schwerin to resume the command of his regiment, which the General did. In 1756, Schwerin was promoted to lieutenant-general, and distinguished himself again in the
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As a 13-year-old boy (1714), he entered the Prussian military service on the
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Schwerin was already Lieutenant-Colonel and Commander of the
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Otto Magnus von Schwerin died on his Busow estate near
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and Magdalena Esther von Loë of Oldenpiel. His brother
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Duchy of Geldern
Frederick Leopold

Cuirassier
First Silesian War
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