Carl von Rabenhaupt
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Carl von Rabenhaupt (6 January 1602 – 12 August 1675) was a Bohemian Hussite nobleman who fought in Dutch and Hessian service during the Thirty Years War and came out of retirement to help the Dutch defend Groningen during the Franco-Dutch War. He made a name for himself as a siege specialist, taking or successfully defending many fortified cities along the Dutch-German border.
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Carl von Rabenhaupt | |
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Born | (1602-01-06)6 January 1602 Bohemia |
Died | 12 August 1675(1675-08-12) (aged 73) Coevorden |
Service years | 1620–1648; 1671–1675 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Battles | Thirty Years' War
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