Charles, Count Alten
Hanoverian army officer and politician
Biography
Sir Charles August von Alten (21 October 1764 – 20 April 1840), better known as Charles, Count Alten, was a Hanoverian army officer and politician who led the Light Division during the last two years of the Peninsular War. At the Battle of Waterloo, he commanded an Anglo-Hanoverian division in the front line, where he was wounded. He later rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the Hanoverian Army.
Alten was the son of August Eberhard von Alten (1722–1789), a member of an old Hanoverian family, and Baroness Henriette Philippine Marie Hedwig von Vincke-Ostenwalde. Alten's older brother, Victor Alten (1755–1820) commanded a cavalry brigade in Wellington's army. Unlike his brother Charles, Victor is described as "unsatisfactory".
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Family
- Siblings
- Adolf Viktor Christian Jobst von Alten
Awards & honours (3)
- Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Knight of the Military Order of William, 3rd class
Quick answers about Charles, Count Alten
- How old was Charles, Count Alten?
- Charles, Count Alten died on April 20, 1840 at the age of 75.
- When is Charles, Count Alten's birthday?
- Charles, Count Alten was born on October 21, 1764.
- Where was Charles, Count Alten born?
- Charles, Count Alten was born in Hanover.
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- Charles, Count Alten's zodiac sign is Libra.
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- Charles, Count Alten is a citizen of Kingdom of Hanover.
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- Charles, Count Alten is known as politician, military personnel.
