Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pazera ramakore 14, baba vake vakamuisa mupurogiramu yavarwi vePrussian yaGeneral Bruesewitz iyo yakanga yakamira muGreater Poland. Panguva imwe cheteyo, murwi muduku akadzidza paBerlin Inspection Officers Institute, kwaakapedza kudzidza muna 1805 aine kukwidziridzwa kuva lieutenant. Muna 1806, akakumbira kusabatanidzwa mu
hondo neFrance yaNapoleon.