Gottfried Emanuel von Einsiedel dating history

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Gottfried Emanuel von Einsiedel (14 April 1690 – 14 October 1745) served in the Prussian Army as a lieutenant general during the War of the Austrian Succession. He was a member of the landed aristocracy. He joined the army as a member of the Potsdam Giants during the reign of King Frederick William I of Prussia. He became a favorite of the king and was rapidly promoted. After Frederick II became king in 1740, Einsiedel was promoted to major general and appointed proprietor of the Grenadier-Garde Battalion. In 1744, he was made commander of the garrison of Prague. During the Prussian defeat in the Bohemian campaign of 1744, Einsiedel led his troops in a costly and difficult retreat through the mountains. He was hauled before a court-martial but was acquitted and died soon after.