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Friedrich Graf von Wrangel

Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (died 1877)

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Born
April 13, 1784
Died
November 2, 1877
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1784

About Friedrich Graf von Wrangel

Friedrich Heinrich Ernst Graf von Wrangel was a Generalfeldmarschall of the Prussian Army. In 1848, Wrangel commanded the II Corps of the army of the German Confederation during the First Schleswig War, was promoted to General of Cavalry and won several battles. After the Battle of Dybbøl, Wrangel resigned his command, was created a Graf (count), and received other honours. In the reorganization of the army, Wrangel became first lieutenant and then captain; won distinction and promotion to lieutenant-colonel in the War of Liberation in 1813; won the Iron Cross at Wachau, near Leipzig; and became colonel in 1815.

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Friedrich Graf von Wrangel timeline

  1. In the reorganization of the army, Wrangel became first lieutenant and then captain; won distinction and promotion to lieutenant-colonel in the War of Liberation in 1813; won the Iron Cross at Wachau, near Leipzig; and became colonel in 1815.
  2. In 1848, Wrangel commanded the II Corps of the army of the German Confederation during the First Schleswig War, was promoted to General of Cavalry and won several battles.

The world when Friedrich Graf von Wrangel was born

Friedrich Graf von Wrangel was born in 1784. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTreaty of Paris ratified by Congress
  • Technology milestoneBenjamin Franklin invents bifocal glasses
  • Defining fadBallooning craze sweeps Europe
  • World population~795M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderContinental Congress
  • U.S. population3.4M

1784 versus 2026

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Measure17842026
Population3.4M341 million

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