Jakob von Washington | |
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Born | January 26, 1778 |
Died | April 5, 1848 | (aged 70)
Allegiance | Dutch Republic Kingdom of Bavaria |
Service/ | Dutch States Army Bavarian Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Baron Jacobus von Washington KCB (26 January 1778[1] – 5 April 1848) was a lieutenant general in the Bavarian Army and a distant relative of US President George Washington. Born in The Hague, Netherlands, he was christened James Washington.[2] Most of his adult life was shaped by his participation in wars for and against Napoleonic France and his service to Ludwig I of Bavaria.