Peter Ludwig du Moulin

Peter Ludwig du Moulin
Born1681
Wesel
Died10 August 1756
Stendal
Allegiance Kingdom of Prussia
Service/branchPrussian Army
Years of service1695–1750
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsWar of Spanish Succession
Great Northern War
War of the Austrian Succession
AwardsOrder of the Black Eagle
Pour le Mérite
Name inscribed on Frederick the Great's Equestrian Statue

Peter Ludwig du Moulin (1681, in Wesel – 10 August 1756, in Stendal) was a Prussian General of Infantry and served Frederick the Great during the War of Austrian Succession (1740–1748). He served three Prussian kings, including Frederick, Frederick William I, and Frederick I, and fought in the major Prussian wars of the first half of the eighteenth century. During 1730–1731, he was quartermaster of the Prussian field armies. From 1741 to 1755, he was proprietor of the Infantry Regiment Nr. 37.