Karl von Wrangel

Karl von Wrangel
Nickname(s)Drummer of Kolding
Born(1812-09-28)28 September 1812
Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
Died28 November 1899(1899-11-28) (aged 87)
Quitzdorf am See, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany
Allegiance Prussia
 North German Confederation
 German Empire
Branch Prussian Army
 Imperial German Army
Years of service1830 – 1841
1843 – 1876
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands18th Division
Battles / warsFirst Schleswig War

Austro-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War
AwardsPour le Merite with oak leaves
Order of the Red Eagle (Grand Cross)
Spouse(s)
Elisabeth Adelheid Ernestine von Strantz
(m. 18431891)

Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Oskar Freiherr von Wrangel (1812-1899) was a Prussian General of the Infantry who was notable for commanding at the Battle of Kolding during the First Schleswig War.