Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Germany.

8 records1684–17578 events4 places

Chronological biography

1684

Birth of Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin26 October 1684

Warfare / Military · Count · Lowitz

Birth of Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin

1707

Lieutenant Colonel1707

Warfare / Military · Count · Lieutenant Colonel

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the army of the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

1718

Major General1718

Warfare / Military · Count · Major General

Appointed Major General

1741

Battle of Mollwitz10 April 1741

Warfare / War of Austrian Succession · Count · Marshal · Mollwitz

Marshal Neipperg is defeated by Marshal Schwerin after Frederick fled the field

Command at Mollwitz10 April 1741

Warfare / Silesian War, 1st · Count · Marshal · Mollwitz

Schwerin retained control of the Prussian infantry and completed the victory after Frederick left the battlefield.

1744

Siege of Prague10 September 1744

Warfare / War of Austrian Succession · Count · Marshal · Prague

Marches from Glatz, meets the King's army under the walls of Prague, and in the siege and capture of that place he plays a distinguished part

1757

Invasion of BohemiaApril 1757

Warfare / Seven Years War · Count · Marshal · Bohemia

Leads the left group of Frederick the Greats invasion of Bohemia

Death of Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin6 May 1757

Warfare / Military · Count

Death of Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin

Titles and roles

Count · Count · Lieutenant Colonel · Count · Major General · Count · Marshal

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.