Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German general
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Place of Birth: Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany
About Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
- Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (27 December 1796 – 2 August 1877) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall.
- He was born at Eisenach and joined the army of Prussia during the War of Liberation.
- Over the Seven Weeks' War he led the V Corps against Austria and became known as the Lion of Nachod for his victories as the Battles of Nachod, Skalitz, and Schweinschädel.
- Steinmetz commanded one of three armies assembled on the Rhine for the Franco-Prussian War, during which he quarreled with Prince Friedrich Karl.
- After the war he retired.
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