Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Bevern

August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (10 October 1715 in Braunschweig2 August 1781 in Stettin), Prussian soldier, son of Ernest Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was born in Braunschweig in 1715, and entered the Prussian army in 1731, becoming colonel of an infantry regiment in 1739. He won great distinction at the battle of Hohenfriedberg as a major-general, and was promoted lieutenant-general in 1750.

Biography Bevern was one of the most experienced and exact soldiers in the army of Frederick the Great. He commanded a wing in the battle of Lobositz in 1756, and defeated the Austrians under Marshal Königsegg in a well-fought battle at Reichenberg on 21 April 1757. He took part in the battles of Prague and Kolin and the retreat to Görlitz, and subsequently commanded the Prussians left behind by Frederick in the autumn of 1757 when he marched against the French. boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc; boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9; boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc; boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc; boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe; 1= 1. August William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 2= 2. Ernest Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 3= 3. 4= 4. Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 5= 5. 6= 6. Frederick Casimir Kettler 7= 7. Countess Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen 8= 8. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 9= 9. Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg 10= 10. Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege 11= 11. Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken 12= 12. Jacob Kettler 13= 13. Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg 14= 14. Henry of Nassau-Siegen 15= 15. Mary Magdalene of Limburg-Stirum 16= 16. Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 17= 17. 18= 18. John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg 19= 19. 20= 20. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 21= 21. Juliane of Nassau-Siegen 22= 22. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg 23= 23. Catherine of Sweden 24= 24. Wilhelm Kettler 25= 25. Duchess Sophie of Prussia 26= 26. George William, Elector of Brandenburg 27= 27. Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate 28= 28. John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen 29= 29. Margaret, daughter of John II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 30= 30. Georg Ernst of Limburg Stirum 31= 31. Magdalena, daughter of Arnols III of Bentheim