The American Cyclopædia (1879)/August Friedrich Eberhard

The American Cyclopædia
August Friedrich Eberhard
1781039The American Cyclopædia — August Friedrich Eberhard

AUGUST FRIEDRICH EBERHARD, prince of Würtemberg, uncle of King Charles I., a Prussian general of cavalry, born Jan. 24, 1813. He entered the Prussian service in 1830, became in 1858 commanding general of the Prussian guards, and took part in the wars against Austria (1866) and France (1870), favorable mention of his name being made in the reports of the battles of Gravelotte and Sedan.