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  1. Ferdinand Albert (German Ferdinand Albrecht; 29 May 1680 (O.S.), Bevern – 2 September 1735 (O.S.), Salzdahlum), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was an officer in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. He was prince of Wolfenbüttel during 1735.

    • Early Life
    • Seven Years' War
    • Later Career
    • Bibliography

    The fourth son of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Ferdinand joined the Prussian army as a colonel in 1740. He was present in the battles of Mollwitz and Chotusitz. After Margrave Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Schwedt was killed at Prague in 1744, Ferdinand received command of Frederick the Great's Leibgarde battalion, and at the Battle of...

    In the first campaign of the Seven Years' War, Ferdinand commanded one of the Prussian columns which converged upon Dresden, and in the operations which led up to the surrender of the Saxon army at Pirna (1756). At the Battle of Lobositz, he led the right wing of the Prussian infantry. In 1757, he distinguished himself at Prague, and served also in...

    After the war, he was honored by other sovereigns, and he received the rank of field marshal and a regiment from the Austrians. During the War of American Independence, there was a suggestion, which came to nothing, of offering him the command of the British forces. He devoted most of the small income he received from his various offices and the re...

    McLynn, Frank (2005). 1759: The Year Britain Became Master of the World. Pimlico.
    Marston, Daniel (2001). The Seven Years War. Osprey publishing.
    This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ferdinand of Brunswick". Encyclopædia Britannica(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. Charles William Ferdinand (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.

  3. Fernando Alberto de Brunswick-Luneburgo (29 de mayo de 1680 - Salzdahlum, 2 de septiembre de 1735) fue duque de Brunswick-Luneburgo y oficial del ejército del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico. En 1735 fue hecho príncipe de Wolfenbüttel .