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COMMANDER // 1752–1817

Comté de Deux-Ponts

General of the InfantryKingdom of BavariaUnited States2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1752 – 1817

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Active service 1781 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 29.

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Christian Graf von Forbach, then Christian Marquis de Deux-Ponts and later Christian Freiherr von Zweibrücken was an officer of the French Army and later a general of the Royal Prussian and then of the Bavarian Army, at last in the rank of General der Infanterie. He should not be confused with his nephew Christian Freiherr von Zweibrücken, who was a Bavarian General of Cavalry.

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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