COMMANDER // 1764–1840
Charles Alten
general field marshalKingdom of Hanover2 battles1 war
Lifespan
1764 – 1840
Active service 1811–1813 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 47.
Profile
Sir Charles August von Alten, better known as Charles, Count Alten, was a Hanoverian army officer and politician who led the Light Division during the last two years of the Peninsular War. At the Battle of Waterloo, he commanded an Anglo-Hanoverian division in the front line, where he was wounded. He later rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the Hanoverian Army.
Battles (2)
1811
Battle of El BodonPeninsular War · United Kingdom
1813
Battle of San Millan-OsmaPeninsular War · United Kingdom