In October 1701, he was promoted to captain and company chief, the highest position available to non-royal, non-aristocratic young men.

For his service, Frederick I raised him to the Prussian nobility, awarded him the rank of major, and, in 1709, lieutenant colonel.

After the ascension of the so-called Soldier King, on 2 January 1714, Linger was reactivated in service and, a year later, served against Sweden in the Great Northern War.

His loyalty to the Prussian king was rewarded when Frederick William made him a member of the military cabinet in 1730; after the Crown Prince's abortive attempt to flee to England, Linger was required to participate in the court-martial of Hans Hermann von Katte.

A year later, Frederick the Great honored his worthy general with the award of the Black Eagle Order.

[2] The King rewarded Lingen with properties at Alt-Künckendorf and Groß-Zieten near Angermünde; Christian Nicolaus von Linger died on 17 April 1755, at age 86 years, in Berlin.

[5] On the occasion of the Königsberg maneuvers in 1910, Emperor Wilhelm II gave to the foot artillery regiment 'von Linger' (Ostpr.)

1 a bronze bust of the general, created according to a model by the Berlin sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch.

[6] Before 1914, retiring officers of the regiment received a reduced bronze copy of the bust as a farewell present.