Georg Wilhelm von dem Bussche
Military general officer for Hanover during War of the First Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Georg Wilhelm Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (19 July 1726 – 11 December 1794) was a general officer of Hanoverian soldiers during the War of the First Coalition who famously led one of the Coalition columns at the Battle of Tourcoing. In 1743 he joined the Hanoverian military service and fought in the War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War, fighting at Minden and Lutterberg. He led a battalion at Gibraltar in the American Revolutionary War. In the War of the First Coalition he led his soldiers at Valenciennes, Hondschoote, Mouscron, Tourcoing and Tournai. On 11 December 1794 while defending the Bommelerwaard in the Dutch Republic, his hand was taken off by a cannonball and he died shortly afterward.
Georg von dem Bussche | |
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Born | 19 July 1726 (1726-07-19) Minden, Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 11 December 1794 (1794-12-12) (aged 68) Arnhem, Dutch Republic |
Allegiance | Electorate of Hanover |
Service/ | Infantry |
Years of service | 1743–1794 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
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