Alexander Heinrich Gebhard von Zastrow

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[]

^ Chappet, Martin & Pigeard 2005, p. 938.
^ Jump up to: ^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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[FOOTNOTEChappetMartinPigeard2005938-1] Chappet, Martin & Pigeard 2005, p. 938.

[FOOTNOTESiborne1848641-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Siborne 1848, p. 641.

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