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Graf Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field and one of the finest military minds of his generation. He commanded troops in the Middle-East and then in Europe during the Second Schleswig War, Austro-Prussian War, and Fra…

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culture · German field marshal (1800–1891) · writer · military officer · historian · politician · teacher · general field marshal · also Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke, H. K. B. von Moltke, Count von Moltke, Count Helmuth von Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke

Born 26 October 1800 · Died 24 April 1891 · Q44205

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No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy.
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War is a matter of expedients.
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1957· 1 entry

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Though they remained unidentified for decades after

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1891· 3 entries

Apr 24, 1891Documented record86% confidence

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Died 1891-04-24.

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“War is a matter of expedients.”

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c. 1891Exact date was not recorded in the sourceDirect quote68% confidence

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“No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy.”

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1888· 1 entry

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As Chief of the General Staff, he was succeeded by Alfred von Waldersee

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1872· 1 entry

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Career landmark: member of the Prussian House of Lords (1872).

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1871· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1871Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: member of the Reichstag of the German Empire (1871–1891).

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1868· 1 entry

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Awarded Grand Cross of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order (1868).

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1867· 1 entry

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The Campaign of 1866 in Germany was published

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1866· 1 entry

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Moltke told the two princes that Gitschin was the desirable point for the juncture of the two armies

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1860· 1 entry

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"[Moltke] added a Railway Section to the military council

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1859· 1 entry

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The Austro-Sardinian War in Italy caused the mobilization of the Prussian army, though it did not fight

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1855· 1 entry

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Moltke served as a personal aide and mentor to Prince Frederick William (later Emperor Frederick III) as Generalmajor

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1848· 1 entry

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After a brief return to the General Staff in Berlin, he became Chief of the Staff of the 4th Corps, of which the headquarters was then at Magdeburg

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1845· 1 entry

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Moltke published The Russo-Turkish Campaign in Europe, 1828–1829, which was well received in military circles

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1843· 1 entry

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Published the article "What Considerations should determine the Choice of the Course of Railways

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1840· 1 entry

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Moltke had been appointed to the staff of the IV Corps, which was under the command of Prince Charles of Prussia, stationed at Berlin

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1839· 1 entry

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The army moved south to fight the Egyptians but upon their approach, the general refused to listen to Moltke's advice

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1838· 1 entry

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Moltke was sent as an adviser to the Ottoman general commanding the troops in Anatolia, who was to carry on the Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) against Muhammad Ali of Egypt

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1835· 1 entry

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On his promotion to captain, Moltke obtained six months' leave to travel in southeast Europe

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1832· 2 entries

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Was contracted to translate Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire into German, for which he was to receive 75 marks, his object being to earn the money to buy a horse

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Was seconded for service on the general staff at Berlin, to which he was transferred in 1833 on promotion to first lieutenant

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1831· 1 entry

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Wrote an essay entitled Holland and Belgium in their Mutual Relations, from their Separation under Philip II to their Reunion under William I

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1827· 1 entry

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Published a short romance, The Two Friends

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1822· 1 entry

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Became a second lieutenant in the 8th Infantry Regiment stationed at Frankfurt an der Oder

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1818· 1 entry

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Became a page to King Frederick VI of Denmark and a second lieutenant in the Oldenburg Infantry Regiment

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1806· 1 entry

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And The Revenge, depicting the victorious capture of Paris in 1871

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1805· 1 entry

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His father settled in Holstein (then a possession of the King of Denmark)

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1800· 1 entry

Oct 26, 1800Documented record86% confidence

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Born 1800-10-26.

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