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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. After engaging in a reputed 74 duels, and fighting in four wars, he died in his bed at the age of 86. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Joachim von Zieten is the 1,191st most popular military personnel (up from 1,200th in 2019), the 2,999th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,918th in 2019) and the 226th most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 1,191 out of 2,058. Before him are Hajo Herrmann, Adolf Diekmann, Karl Koller, Ivan Tyulenev, Kit Carson, and Jure Francetić. After him are Pavel Grachev, Mehmed IV Giray, Monte Melkonian, Ōtomo no Otomaro, Samad bey Mehmandarov, and Nikolai Nebogatov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1699, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 11. Before him are Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Johann Adolph Hasse, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, Anna Leszczyńska, and Françoise-Louise de Warens. After him are Bernard de Jussieu, Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Alamgir II, Mastani, Rafi ud-Darajat, and John Bartram. Among people deceased in 1786, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 15. Before him are Eva Ekeblad, Gaspar de Portolá, Tokugawa Ieharu, Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar, Antonio Sacchini, and John Stanley. After him are Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Pierre Poivre, John Byron, Princess Amelia of Great Britain, Thomas Wright, and Nathanael Greene.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 3,001 out of 7,253. Before him are Rebecca Horn (1944), Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1732), Jérôme Boateng (1988), Fritz Fischer (1908), Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1723), and Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (1385). After him are Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1671), William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1560), Sonja Ziemann (1926), Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg (1364), Adolph Kolping (1813), and Matthias Weckmann (1619).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans Joachim von Zieten ranks 226. Before him are Albrecht Brandi (1914), Otto Schniewind (1887), Richard Ruoff (1883), Hajo Herrmann (1913), Adolf Diekmann (1914), and Karl Koller (1898). After him are Wilhelm Batz (1916), Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870), Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg (1684), Friedrich Sixt von Armin (1851), Gustav-Adolf von Zangen (1892), and Hans Graf von Sponeck (1888).

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