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Was born in the year 1726, at Koenigsberg in Prussia. My father descended from an ancient family, was General of Cavalry. He died in 174 after having received eighteen wounds in the service of Prussia. My mother was daughter of the President of the Supreme Court of Koenigsberg, one of her brothers was Minister of State, and the two others Generals of Infantry. After my death, she married Count Loftange, Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment of Cuirassiers of Kiow. had two brothers and a sister: one of my brothers remained with my mother; the other was in the regiment of Kiow; and my sister married the only son of old General Waldow and settled in Brandenburg.

My father sent me, at the age of thirteen to the university of Koeonigsberg, where I made a progress in my education. At the end of 1740 had a dispute with a gentlemen named Wallenro who boarded in the same house; he was much  and stronger than me; and despising my weakness,