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Also Known As Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Count von Moltke
Born October 26, 1800 • Germany
Died April 24, 1891 (aged 90) • Berlin • Germany • (Anniversary in 3 days)
Subjects Of Study strategy
Role In Battle of Sedan • Battles of Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte • Franco-German War • German-Danish War • Seven Weeks’ War • Siege of Paris

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