. ▁It ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁St ett in . ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 1 , ▁Christian ▁August ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁De ▁la ▁G éné ros ité , ▁later ▁renamed ▁in ▁Pour ▁le ▁M ér ite , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 7 1 3 ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant - col onel . ▁After ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁several ▁military ▁campaign s ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish ▁War ▁of ▁Su cc ession ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 ▁Christian ▁August ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Regiment ; ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 7 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁colon el ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 7 2 1 ▁became ▁major - general . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 1 7 2 9 ▁he ▁became ▁commander ▁of ▁St ett in , ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁chosen ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 7 2 5 ▁as ▁a ▁kn ight ▁of ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁E agle . ▁Christian ▁August ▁was ▁designated ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 7 3 2 ▁lieutenant - general ▁and ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁inf antry ▁general . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁designated ▁Governor ▁of ▁St ett in . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 7 4 2 ▁King ▁Frederick ▁II ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁highest ▁military ▁dign ity , ▁the ▁rank ▁of