Friedrich August von Finck

Friedrich August von Finck (1718 – February 24, 1766) was a Prussian general and writer.

Biography

Finck was born in

At the beginning of 1759 Finck became lieutenant-general, and in this rank commanded a corps at the disastrous Battle of Kunersdorf, where he did good service both on the field of battle and in the rallying of the beaten Prussians; Frederick eventually having handed over command to him. On September 21 Finck fought, in concert with General Johann Jakob von Wunsch, the Battle of Korbitz, in which the Austrians and the contingents of the minor states of the Empire were defeated. For this action Frederick gave Finck the Order of the Black Eagle.^[1]

However the subsequent catastrophe of the

References

• Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Fink, Friedrich August von" .
  The American Cyclopædia
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Attribution:

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Finck, Friedrich August von". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This work in turn cites:
  • Denkwurdigkeiten der militärischen Gesellschaft, vol. ii. (Berlin, 1802–1805)
  • Report of the Finck court-martial in Zeitschrift für Kunst, Wissenschaft und Geschichte des Krieges, pt. 81 (Berlin, 1851)
  • Life of Finck in manuscript in the library of the Great General Staff