Major Ludwig Albrecht von Rohr (1796–1815) was a Prussian officer during the Napoleonic Wars who was killed during the Waterloo Campaign.[1] [2]

Biography

Ludwig Albrecht von Rohr, born on 12 January 1796, was the son of Albrecht Friedrich Christoph Moritz von Rohr (1758–1802) and Ernestine Sophie Loriol d'Anières (1758–1829).[1]

Rohr was killed during the Battle of Ligny on the afternoon of 16 June near the village of Saint-Amand-la-Haye while commanding the 1st battalion of the 6th regiment of infantry (West-Prussian nr.1)[2][3]

Notes

References

  • Geneagraphie staff (5 September 2008), "Ludwig Albrecht von Roh", Geneagraphie - Families all over the world
    • Schulz, Gerhard (1979), Die v. Rohr auf Tramnitz und Trieplatz, Archiv für Sippenforschung, p. 71
  • Hofschröer, Peter (1998), 1815, the Waterloo Campaign: Wellington, his German allies and the battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras, vol. 1 (illustrated ed.), Greenhill Books, p. 281, ISBN 9781853673047
  • Wit, Pierre de (17 May 2014), "Ligny: The attack on Saint Amand and Saint Amand la Haye" (PDF), The campaign of 1815: a study, Emmen, the Netherlands{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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