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COMMANDER // 1771–1845

Prince Frederik of Hesse

general of the armyNorway2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1771 – 1845

1780179018001810182018301840War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Battle of Bornhöved — December 7, 1813 · Denmark–Norway · War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Sehested — December 13, 1813 · Denmark–Norway · War of the Sixth Coalition

Active service 1813 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 42.

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Prince Frederik of Hesse, Landgrave Friedrich of Hesse-Cassel was a Danish-German nobleman, field marshal and governor-general of Norway (1810–1813) and the same in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein (1836–1842).

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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