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COMMANDER // 1735–1806

Duke of Brunswick

general field marshalBrunswick-WolfenbüttelPrussia9 battles4 wars

Lifespan

1735 – 1806

1740175017601770178017901800Seven Years' War · 1756-1763War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815Battle of Krefeld — June 23, 1758 · Hanover · Seven Years' WarBattle of Limburg — November 9, 1792 · Kingdom of Prussia · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Valmy — September 20, 1792 · Kingdom of Prussia · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Verdun — August 29, 1792 · Kingdom of Prussia · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Kaiserslautern — November 30, 1793 · Kingdom of Prussia · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Pirmasens — September 14, 1793 · Kingdom of Prussia · War of the First CoalitionSecond Battle of Wissembourg — December 26, 1793 · Austria · War of the First CoalitionSiege of Mainz — January 1, 1793 · Holy Roman Empire · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Jena–Auerstedt — October 14, 1806 · Prussia · Napoleonic Wars

Active service 1758–1806 — 9 battles across 4 wars; first command at age 23.

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Charles William Ferdinand was the ruling prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, hereditary duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.

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Battles (9)

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