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Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

Prussian soldier

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Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg

Portrait by Ernst Gebauer, 1835

Birth nameJohann David Ludwig von Yorck
Born(1759-09-26)26 September 1759
Potsdam, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire
Died4 October 1830(1830-10-04) (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
Service / branchPrussian Army
Dutch Army
Years of service1772–1779
1782–1785
1785/1786–1821
RankGeneralfeldmarschall (Prussia)
Captain (Netherlands)
Battles / wars
AwardsGrand Cross of the Iron Cross
Pour le Mérite
Order of St.

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Johann David Ludwig Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (born von[a] Yorck; 26 September 1759 – 4 October 1830) was a PrussianGeneralfeldmarschall instrumental in the Kingdom Yorck’scher Marsch – Vienna Wind Music FORO