Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
General
Johann David Ludwig Graf Yorck von Wartenburg was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall instrumental in the Kingdom of Prussia ending an alliance with France to one with Russia during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Yorckscher... Wikipedia
Born: September 26, 1759, Potsdam, Germany
Died: October 4, 1830 (age 71 years), Oleśnica Mała, Poland
Awards: Pour le Mérite and Order of St. George