Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

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Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
Graf; Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
	Portrait by Ernst Gebauer, 1835
Birth name	Johann David Ludwig von Yorck
Born	26 September 1759; Potsdam, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Died	4 October 1830 (aged 71); Klein-Öls, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation; (present-day Oleśnica Mała, Silesia Voivodeship, Poland)
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia; Dutch Republic
Branch	Prussian Army; Dutch Army
Service years	1772–1779; 1782–1785; 1785/1786–1821
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall (Prussia); Captain (Netherlands)
Conflicts	War of the Bavarian Succession; Kościuszko Uprising; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Nossentin; Battle of Mesoten; Battle of Wartenburg; Battle of Château-Thierry; ;
Awards	Grand Cross of the Iron Cross; Pour le Mérite; Order of St. George
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Johann David Ludwig Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (born von Yorck; 26 September 1759 – 4 October 1830) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall instrumental in the Kingdom of Prussia ending an alliance with France to form one with Russia during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Yorckscher Marsch" is named in his honor.

The Field Marshal's surname is Yorck; Wartenburg is a battle-honour appended to the surname as a title of distinction (cf. Britain's Montgomery of Alamein).