Herwart von Bittenfeld, Eberhard

Karl Eberhard Herwart von Bittenfeld (1796–1881) - Prussian Field Marshal.

Karl Eberhard Hervart von Bittenfeld
him. Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld
Date of Birth	September 4, 1796 ( 1796-09-04 )
Place of Birth	Großwerther Thuringia
Date of death	September 2, 1884 ( 1884-09-02 ) (87 years old)
Place of death	Bonn
Affiliation	Prussia
Type of army	Prussian army
Years of service	1811-1875
Rank	Field Marshal
Commanded	7th Infantry Division 7th Army Corps , 8th Army Corps , Elb army
Battles / wars	War of the sixth coalition Austro-Prussian-Danish War , Austro-Prussian-Italian War
Awards and prizes

He took part in the wars of 1813 and 1814. In 1864, during the German-Danish war , he led the crossing of the Prussian troops on the island of Alzen. In the Austro-Prussian war of 1866, he was the commander of the Elbe army, with whom he participated in the battles at Hünerwasser , Munich and in the battle at Koenigretz .