Karl Wilhelm von Stutterheim Military person

Karl Daniel Gottfried Wilhelm von Stutterheim, born 6 August 1770 – died 13 December 1811, served in the Prussian and Saxon armies during the French Revolutionary Wars, leaving the latter service in 1798. He spent most of his career in the army of Habsburg Austria and the Austrian Empire. He commanded a brigade in combat against the First French Empire during the 1805 and 1809 wars. In the latter conflict, he led his troops with dash and competence. He authored two histories about the wars; the second work remained unfinished due to his suicide in 1811.

Personal facts

Karl Wilhelm von Stutterheim
Birth dateAugust 06, 1770
Birth place
Berlin , Kingdom of Prussia
Date of deathDecember 13, 1811
Place of death
Vienna , Austrian Empire

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allegiance
Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
award
Pour le Mérite
Military Order of Maria Theresa
military operations
Napoleonic Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
service start1799
service end1811

Karl Wilhelm von Stutterheim on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=KlNEAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=battle+of+austerlitz&ei=-oyTSK3SLYj2jgHy4OTHBA&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/Austria/AustrianGenerals/c_AustrianGeneralsS2.html#S141