Karl von Wrangel | |
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Nickname(s) | Drummer of Kolding |
Born | Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia | 28 September 1812
Died | 28 November 1899 Quitzdorf am See, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany | (aged 87)
Allegiance | Prussia North German Confederation German Empire |
Branch | Prussian Army Imperial German Army |
Years of service | 1830 – 1841 1843 – 1876 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 18th Division |
Battles / wars | First Schleswig War Franco-Prussian War |
Awards | Pour le Merite with oak leaves Order of the Red Eagle (Grand Cross) |
Spouse(s) |
Elisabeth Adelheid Ernestine von Strantz
(m. 1843–1891) |
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Oskar Freiherr[a] von Wrangel (1812-1899) was a Prussian General of the Infantry who was notable for commanding at the Battle of Kolding during the First Schleswig War.
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