Georg Wilhelm von dem Bussche

Georg Wilhelm von dem Bussche
The death of Bussche near Nijmegen
Born	19 July 1726 (1726-07-19) Minden, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	11 December 1794 (1794-12-12) (aged 68) Arnhem, Dutch Republic
Allegiance	Hanover
Service / branch	Hanoverian Army
Years of service	1743–1794
Rank	General of the Infantry
Battles / wars	War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War Battle of Minden Battle of Lutterberg American Revolutionary War Great Siege of Gibraltar War of the First Coalition Siege of Valenciennes Battle of Hondschoote Battle of Mouscron Battle of Courtrai Battle of Tourcoing Battle of Tournay Battle of Bommelerwaard

General of the Infantry Georg Wilhelm Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (19 July 1726 – 11 December 1794) was a Hanoverian Army officer and nobleman. Born in Minden, he joined the Hanoverian army in 1743 and served in the War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War, seeing action at the battles of Minden and Lutterberg. Bussche also commanded a Hanoverian battalion during the Great Siege of Gibraltar in the American Revolutionary War. During the War of the First Coalition, he fought at the battles of Valenciennes, Hondschoote, Mouscron, Tourcoing and Tournai. In 1794, while defending the Dutch town of Bommelerwaard from the French army, his hand was torn off by a cannonball and he died shortly afterward.