Karl Wilhelm Ernst von Waldenfels

Major Karl Wilhelm Ernst von Waldenfels (10 April 1772, Baireuth – 15 June 1807, Kolberg) was a Royal Prussian Army officer who served as Vice Commander of Kolberg during the French siege of that place in June 1772 and fell in its defence.[1]

Karl Wilhelm Ernst von Waldenfels
Portrait on a German notgeld 50 pfennig banknote issued at Kolberg in 1921
Born10 April 1772
Bayreuth, Bayreuth
Died15 June 1807 (aged 35)
Kolberg, Pomerania
Allegiance Kingdom of Prussia
Service / branchPrussian Army
Years of service1792–1807
RankMajor
Battles / wars
Awards Pour le Mérite

References

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  1. ^ Poten 1896, pp. 691–2.

Sources

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  • Poten, Bernhard von (1896). "Waldenfels, Karl Wilhelm Ernst von". In Liliencron, Rochus von (ed.). Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Vol. 40. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 691–2.