Karl Friedrich Franciscus von Steinmetz

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
Born(1768-10-26)October 26, 1768
Silesia, Prussia
DiedMarch 11, 1837(1837-03-11) (aged 68)
Potsdam, Prussia
AllegianceKingdom of Prussia
BranchPrussian Army
RankBrigadier General
ConflictsNapoleonic Wars, Waterloo campaign
RelationsField Marshal Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (nephew and son-in-law)

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (26 October 1768 in Silesia – 11 March 1837 in Potsdam) was a Prussian officer and cartographer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Steinmetz commanded a brigade in the Waterloo campaign. He was the uncle, and through his daughter Julie, father-in-law of Field Marshal Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Bernhard von Poten (1893). "Steinmetz, Karl Friedrich Franciscus von". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 36. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 6–10.
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