Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Kabelsketal, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
About Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau
- Karl Wilhelm von Dieskau, (9 August 1701–14 August 1777), was a Prussian lieutenant general and general inspector of the artillery.
- He participated in twelve campaigns, ten battles, nine sieges.
- He received the Black Eagle Order, the Order Pour le MĂ©rite, and was included in 1851 on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great.
- He is general credited with creating Frederick the Great's vaunted horse artillery.
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