Karl Friedrich von dem Knesebeck
Military leader
Karl Friedrich von dem Knesebeck was a Prussian field marshal and military adviser in the Napoleonic Wars, best known for designing the campaign plan of the Battle of the Nations and the subsequent invasion of France. Wikipedia
Born: May 5, 1768, Neuruppin, Germany
Died: January 12, 1848 (age 79 years), Berlin, Germany
Children: Cäcilie von dem Knesebeck
Awards: Pour le Mérite and Order of the Black Eagle
Battles/wars: French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars; Revolutions of 1830