Dubislav Friedrich von Platen was a Prussian officer in Frederick the Great's army. A cavalry general, he was also Governor of Königsberg, a Knight of the Order of Saint John, and a recipient of the O
Dubislav von Platen
Frederick II at the Battle of Zorndorf, where two of Platen's sons were killed.
Battle of Torgau
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In the Battle of Torgau on 3 November 1760, King Frederick the Great's Prussian army fought an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Leopold Josef Graf Daun. The Prussians won a costly vict
Frederick the Great after Torgau, by Bernhard Rode
Frederick before the Battle of Torgau
Frederick embracing Zieten after the battle. Ruhmeshalle Berlin, wallpainting by Peter Janssen.