MILITARY PERSONNEL

Hans Joachim von Zieten

1699 - 1786

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Hans Joachim von Zieten, sometimes spelled Johann Joachim von Ziethen, (14 May 1699 – 26 January 1786), also known as Zieten aus dem Busch, was a cavalry general in the Prussian Army. He served in four wars and was instrumental in several victories during the reign of Frederick the Great, most particularly at Hohenfriedberg and Torgau. He is also well known for a raid into the Habsburg territories during the Second Silesian War, known as Zieten's Ride. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Joachim von Zieten has received more than 73,552 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Joachim von Zieten is the 1,200th most popular military personnel, the 2,918th most popular biography from Germany and the 225th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 1,200 out of 2,058. Before him are Antonio Maceo Grajales, Henri Mathias Berthelot, Wilhelm Batz, Claude François de Malet, Werner Goldberg, and Hajo Herrmann. After him are Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Ronald Speirs, Ignacio Allende, and Erik Heinrichs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1699, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 13. Before him are Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, Anna Leszczyńska, Françoise-Louise de Warens, Alamgir II, and Mastani. After him are Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Bernard de Jussieu, Rafi ud-Darajat, and John Bartram. Among people deceased in 1786, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 12. Before him are Franz Benda, Tokugawa Ieharu, John Goodricke, Eva Ekeblad, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, and Antonio Sacchini. After him are Pierre Poivre, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Bernardo de Gálvez, Thomas Wright, Princess Amelia of Great Britain, and Nathanael Greene.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 2,918 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince George, Duke of Cambridge (1819), Prince Christoph of Hesse (1901), Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741), Friedrich Stromeyer (1776), Hajo Herrmann (1913), and Alexander Gode (1906). After him are Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine (1539), Ludwig Reichenbach (1793), Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1632), Flavia Julia Constantia (290), Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1785), and Ignaz von Döllinger (1799).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 225. Before him are Eduard Wagner (1894), Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch (1888), Josias von Heeringen (1850), Wilhelm Batz (1916), Werner Goldberg (1919), and Hajo Herrmann (1913). After him are Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1632), Wilhelm Brückner (1884), Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin (1684), Otto Schniewind (1887), Heinrich von Bellegarde (1756), and Gustav Lombard (1895).

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