Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (born 1721)

Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz

Prussian cavalry general (1721–1773)

Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz was a Prussian officer, lieutenant general, and among the greatest of the Prussian cavalry generals. He commanded one of the first Hussar squadrons of Frederick the Great's army and is credited with the development of the Prussian cavalry…