Hans Ernst Karl, Graf von Zieten [SEP] conflict
Hans Ernst Karl, Graf von Zieten
Hans Ernst Karl, Graf von Zieten (5 March 1770 – 3 May 1848) was an officer in the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
Biography.
Zieten was born in Dechtow in the Margraviate of Brandenburg; he was not related to the Frederician general Hans Joachim von Zieten.
During the Waterloo Campaign of 1815, Lieutenant-General von Zieten commanded the Prussian I Corps. The corps fought a holding action against the French on 15 June, and was heavily engaged
By area, Fehrbellin is the second-largest rural municipality ("Gemeinde") in Germany, trailing only Nuthe-Urstromtal.
Sights.
- Hakenberg Victory Column
- Zietenschloß in Wustrau
- Brandenburg-Preußen Museum
Personalities.
- Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699–1786), Prussian cavalry general, born and buried in Wustrau.
- Hans Ernst Karl, Graf von Zieten (1770-1848), Prussian general field marshall
External links.
- Brandenburg Prussia Museum in Fehrbellin-Wustrau