Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:associatedWith Prussian_military_reforms
gptkbp:awards Order of the Black Eagle
Order of Saint John
gptkbp:birthDate February 3, 1721
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Silesia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Hedwig's_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Seydlitz_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Cavalry_Corps
gptkbp:communityPartnerships gptkb:Prussian_generals
gptkbp:contribution Development of cavalry charges
gptkbp:deathDate May 24, 1773
gptkbp:depictedIn Historical novels
Films about the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:education Military Academy
gptkbp:famousFor Leadership in battle
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Austrian_Empire
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
gptkbp:foughtIn Seven Years' War
War of Austrian Succession
gptkbp:historicalContext 18th-century Europe
Seven Years' War context
Prussian_military_history
Austrian_Succession_context
Cavalry_development_in_Europe
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key figure in 18th-century warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
gptkbp:influence Cavalry_warfare_in_Europe
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
gptkbp:inspiration Military leaders after him
gptkbp:knownFor Cavalry tactics
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern cavalry tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkb:Prussian_cavalry
Colonel
General
Lieutenant Colonel
Flanking maneuvers
Cavalry mobility
gptkbp:nickname The Cavalry General
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Rossbach
Battle of Leuthen
Battle of Zorndorf
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:reputation Brilliant cavalry commander
gptkbp:serviceYears 1740–1773
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_von_Seydlitz
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Cavalry_in_the_Prussian_Army