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Steinmetz, Carl Friedrich von
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Prussian general, born at Eisenach; distinguished himself in the war of 1813-1814, and inflicted crushing defeats on the Austrians in 1866; fell below his reputation in the Franco-German War, and was deprived of his command after the battle of Gravelotte, but was elected Governor-General of Posen and Silesia (1796-1877).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Steinmetz, Carl Friedrich von'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/steinmetz-carl-friedrich-von.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.