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Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq (16 August 1738 – 5 January 1815) was a Prussian cavalry general best known for his command of the Prussian troops at the Battle of Eylau.
Sep 12, 2023 · Anton Wilhelm von l'Estocq was born on August 16, 1738, and died on January 5, 1815. He entered the Royal Prussian Army in 1757, initially serving in the Regiment Gendarmes.
- August 16, 1738
- January 5, 1815
Lestocq was born on 16 August, 1738, in Celle, the son of a Prussian officer of Huguenot descent. In 1757 he joined the Berlin Gensd'armes regiment as a Fahnenjunker. During the Seven Years War he took part in the battles of Zorndorf, Kunersdorf and Torgau.
General von L’Estocq. Anton Wilhelm von L’Estocq (* 16. August 1738 in Celle; † 5. Januar 1815 in Berlin) war ein preußischer General der Kavallerie
Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq (né le 16 août 1738 à Celle, mort le 5 janvier 1815 à Berlin) est un général de cavalerie prussien, célèbre pour son action à la bataille d'Eylau.
Sep 10, 2023 · Anton von l'Estocq was born on November 2, 1823, and died on August 18, 1913. He entered the Royal Prussian Army in 1841, in the First Guards Regiment. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, he was named the commander of the Life Grenadier (1st Brandenburg) Regiment, participating in the Battles of Spichern, Gravelotte, Beaune-la-Rolande ...
Jul 24, 2023 · Here, he stumbled right into General Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq's Prussian Corps of Bennigsen's army, which had been moving west. After interrogating captured stragglers, Ney discovered that Bennigsen was launching a surprise attack, marching his 63,000 Russians and 13,000 Prussians through the Forest of Johannisberg to conceal his movements ...
