| Kalckreuth - LoveToKnow 1911 (260 words) |
 | KALCKREUTH (or [[Kalkreuth), Friedrich Adolf, Count Von]] (1737-1818), Prussian soldier, entered the regiment of Gardes du Corps in 1752, and in 1758 was adjutant or aide de camp to Frederick the Great's brother, Prince Henry, with whom he served throughout the later stages of the Seven Years' War. |
| He won special distinction at the battle of Freiberg (Sept. 29, 1762), for which Frederick promoted him major. |
| Under Brunswick he took a conspicuous part in the campaign of Valmy in 1792, the siege and capture of Mainz in 1793, and the battle of Kaiserslautern in 1 794. |
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