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A Retrospective on General v. Finck, the Capitulator at Maxen, 1759.

Journal for Prussian History and Regional Studies, 1876, pp. 223ff.

General Friedrich August von Finck (b. Nov 25, 1718 – d. Feb 24, 1766). Portrait taken from Kurt v. Priesdorf, Soldatisches Führertum, Hamburg, vol. 1, p. 443.
General Friedrich August von Finck (b. Nov 25, 1718 – d. Feb 24, 1766). Portrait taken from Kurt v. Priesdorf, Soldatisches Führertum, Hamburg, vol. 1, p. 443.

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