Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
	Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick
Birth name	Ferdinand von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Born	12 January 1721; Wolfenbüttel, Brunswick-Lüneburg
Died	3 July 1792 (aged 71); Brunswick, Brunswick-Lüneburg
Allegiance	Prussia (1740–1757); Hanover (1757–1763)
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Mollwitz; Battle of Chotusitz; Battle of Soor; ; Seven Years' War Battle of Lobositz; Battle of Prague; Battle of Rossbach; Battle of Rheinberg; Battle of Kreffeld; Battle of Corbach; Battle of Minden; Battle of Warburg; Battle of Kloster Kampen; Battle of Villinghausen; Battle of Wilhelmsthal; 2nd Battle of Lutterberg; Battle of Nauheim; 2nd Siege of Cassel; ;
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Ferdinand, Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg (12 January 1721, Wolfenbüttel – 3 July 1792, Vechelde), was a German-Prussian field marshal (1758–1766) known for his participation in the Seven Years' War. From 1757 to 1762 he led an Anglo-German army in western Germany which successfully repelled French attempts to occupy Hanover.

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