Friedrich Adolf, Count von Kalckreuth

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'''Friedrich Adolf Graf von Kalckreuth''' (22 February 1737 – 10 June 1818) was a [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] [[Generalfeldmarschall]].<ref>An alternative is '''Friedrich Adolf, Count of Kalkreuth'''–without the c between of the "l" and the "k" (see Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition)</ref><ref name=ECB11>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Kalckreuth, Friedrich Adolf, Count von |volume=15 |page=639 |inline=1}}</ref><ref>{{German title Graf}}</ref>

Kalkreuth was born in [[Sotterhausen]] near [[Sangerhausen]]. He entered the regiment of Gardes du Corps in 1752, and in 1758 was adjutant or ''[[aide de camp]]'' to [[Frederick the Great]]'s brother, [[Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802)|Prince Henry]], with whom he served throughout the later stages of the [[Seven Years' War]]. He won special distinction at the [[battle of Freiberg]] (29 September 1762), for which Frederick promoted him major.<ref name=ECB11/>

Personal differences with Prince Henry severed their connection in 1766, and for many years Kalckreuth lived in comparative retirement. He participated in the [[War of the Bavarian Succession]] as a colonel, and on the accession of [[Frederick William II of Prussia|Frederick William II]] was restored to favour. He greatly distinguished himself as a major-general in the invasion of the [[Netherlands]] in 1787, and by 1792 had become count and lieutenant-general. Under the [[Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick|Duke of Brunswick]], he took a conspicuous part in the campaign of [[Valmy]] in 1792, the [[siege of Mainz (1793)|siege of Mainz]] in 1793, and the [[Battle of Kaiserslautern]] in 1794.<ref name=ECB11/>

Kalckreuth was defeated in the 1806 [[Battle of Jena-Auerstedt|Battle of Auerstedt]]. In 1807 he defended [[Siege of Danzig (1807)|Danzig]] for 78 days against the French under [[François Joseph Lefebvre|Marshal Lefebvre]], with far greater skill and energy than he had shown in the previous year. He was promoted to field marshal soon afterwards, and conducted many of the [[Treaties of Tilsit|negotiations at Tilsit]]. He died as governor of Berlin in 1818.<ref name=ECB11/>

The ''Dictées du Feldmaréchal Kalckreuth'' were published by his son (Paris, 1844).<ref name=ECB11/>

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