Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau

Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau
Lt. General Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau
Born(1701-08-09)9 August 1701
Kontoppe, Duchy of Glogau, Prussian Neumark
Died14 August 1777(1777-08-14) (aged 76)
Berlin
AllegianceKingdom of Prussia Prussia
Service / branchArmy Artillery
Years of service1721–1777
RankLieutenant General
Battles / wars
AwardsPour le Mérite
Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great
Order of the Black Eagle
RelationsHelmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (grand nephew)

Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau (9 August 1701 – 14 August 1777) was a Prussian lieutenant general and general inspector of the artillery. He participated in twelve campaigns, ten battles, nine sieges. He received the Black Eagle Order, the Order Pour le Mérite, and was included in 1851 on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great. He is general credited with creating Frederick the Great's vaunted horse artillery.