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Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

1721–1792 · 18th century · Also known as Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick

Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a Prussian field marshal and one of Frederick the Great's best generals. In the Seven Years' War he commanded the allied army of Britain, Hanover, Brunswick and Hesse-Kassel in western Germany from 1757, driving the French back across the Rhine and defeating them at Krefeld in 1758 and Minden in 1759.

Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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Principality of Minden

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