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Born December 10, 1816 • Hannover • Germany
Died November 13, 1880 (aged 63) • Koblenz • Germany • (Died on this day)
Role In Franco-German War • German-Danish War • Seven Weeks’ War

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Goeben, engraving by H. Weger, 1871
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