Johann Adolf Freiherr von Zezschwitz
(01.03.1779 - 03.03.1845)
place of birth:  Taubenheim (Spree)
Königreich Sachsen: Kriegsminister, Generalstabschef, General-Lieutenant

                            


General Johann von Zezschwitz was a career officer in the Royal Saxon Army who served as his kingdom's War Minister and Chief of General Staff. Although he studied law at the University of Leipzig, Zezschwitz instead chose to pursue a military career, receiving his commission in 1797. He saw action in the War of the Fouth Coalition (Herbstfeldzug 1806), serving as an ordinance officer on his uncle's staff as they engaged Napoleon's French Army. Later, he lead an Uhlan regiment into battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition (Sechster Koalitionskrieg 1812).

General von Zezschwitz functioned as the Royal Saxon Army's Chief of General Staff from 1813 to 1817, and in 1821 succeeded Heinrich von Zeschau as Saxony's Minister of War. Although health problems forced him to leave office in 1839, he was able to continue his military role as Commandant of Saxony's Königstein Fortress.

	Generalstabschef	00.00.1813  -  00.00.1817
	Kriegsminister	00.00.1821  -  00.00.1839
	General-Lieutenant	00.00.0000
	Militär-St-Heinrich	28.06.1815  Ritter