Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde (1703-1765)
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- Name (English)
- Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde
- Short name
- Heinrich Sigismund Heyde
- Year of birth
- 1703
- Year of death
- 1765
- Short Description
- "Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde was a Prussian officer and commander-in-chief of Kolberg (born 1703 in the Lower Lusatia region of Brandenburg – 4 May 1765 in Kolberg). His name is spelled variously "von der Heyden" and "von Heyden". He is best known for his tenacious defense of Kolberg during its three sieges of the Seven Years' War. He received the Pour le Merite and he is immortalized on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great." - (en.wikipedia.org 18.02.2022)
- Entity Encoding
- piz
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Brandenburgische Kriegs-Scenen, Heydens ruhiger Gleichmuth bey naher Gefahr. 1761
Oberst Heyden (bzw. von der...
Object information
Image: Gleimhaus Halberstadt - CC BY-NC-SA
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