Alexander Heinrich Gebhard von Zastrow

  • Napoleonic Wars
    • Action at Namur †

Colonel Alexander Heinrich Gebhard von Zastrow (20 August 1768 in Kolpin – 23 June 1815 in Namur) was a Prussian officer during the Napoleonic Wars.[1][2]

Biography

Von Zastrow was mortally wounded during the storming of Namure on 20 June 1815 leading the Prussian 6th Brigade in an attack on the French rearguard.[2]

Family

Von Zastrow was married to Mathilde von Blankenstein (1777–1868). They had a notable son:

  • Heinrich (1801–1875) who became a Prussian general and served in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-German War

Notes

  1. ^ Chappet, Martin & Pigeard 2005, p. 938.
  2. ^ a b Siborne 1848, p. 641.

References

  • Chappet, Alain; Martin, Roger; Pigeard, Alain (2005), Le Guide Napoléon: 4 000 lieux de mémoire pour revivre l'épopée (in French), Editions Tallandier, ISBN 9782847342468
  • Siborne, William (1848), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable


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