Karl von Wrangel

Karl von Wrangel
NicknameDrummer of Kolding
Born(1812-09-28)28 September 1812
Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
Died28 November 1899(1899-11-28) (aged 87)
Quitzdorf am See, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany
Allegiance Prussia
North German Confederation
German Empire
Branch Prussian Army
 Imperial German Army
Service years1830 – 1841
1843 – 1876
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands18th Division
ConflictsFirst Schleswig War

Austro-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War
AwardsPour le Merite with oak leaves
Order of the Red Eagle (Grand Cross)
Spouse
Elisabeth Adelheid Ernestine von Strantz
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(m. 1843⁠–⁠1891)​

Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Oskar Freiherr von Wrangel (1812-1899) was a Prussian General of the Infantry who was notable for commanding at the Battle of Kolding during the First Schleswig War.

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