Carl von Rabenhaupt

Carl von Rabenhaupt
Carl von Rabenhaupt
Born	6 January 1602; Bohemia
Died	12 August 1675 (aged 73); Coevorden
Service years	1620–1648; 1671–1675
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles	Thirty Years' War Defence of Bautzen (1620); Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom (1622); Siege of Groenlo (1627); Capture of Maastricht (1632); Skirmish at Eschweiler (1644); Siege of Zons (1646); Capture of Vechta (1647); Siege of Paderborn (1647); Dutch War Siege of Groningen (1672); Recapture of Coevorden (1672); Siege of Coevorden (1673); Siege of Grave (1674);

Carl von Rabenhaupt (6 January 1602 – 12 August 1675) was a Bohemian Hussite nobleman who fought in Dutch and Hessian service during the Thirty Years War and came out of retirement to help the Dutch defend Groningen during the Franco-Dutch War. He made a name for himself as a siege specialist, taking or successfully defending many fortified cities along the Dutch-German border.

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