Wilhelm von Dörnberg
Wilhelm Caspar Ferdinand von Dörnberg | |
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Wilhelm von Dörnberg by Ludwig Emil Grimm | |
| Other name(s) | Sir William de Dornberg |
| Born | 14 April 1768 Schloss Hausen, Hesse-Kassel |
| Died | 19 March 1850 Münster, Prussia |
| Allegiance | Hesse-Kassel Prussia Westphalia Brunswick United Kingdom Hanover |
| Branch | Various armies |
| Years of service | 1783–1796 (Hesse-Kassel) 1796–1807 (Prussia) 1809 (Westphalia) 1809 (Brunswick) 1809–1816 (United Kingdom) 1816–1831 (Hanover) |
| Rank | Captain (Hessel-Kassel/Prussia) Colonel (Westphalia) Major-General (United Kingdom) Lieutenant-General (Hanover) |
| Commands | Westphalian Guard Jaeger Battalion Black Legion cavalry Brunswick Oels Hussars Russian–German Legion 1st Cavalry Brigade (KGL) 3rd Cavalry Brigade 1st Hanoverian Cavalry Brigade |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Waterloo Medal Hanseatic Medal for the Campaign of 1813–1814 Medal "For the Capture of Paris" |
| Spouse(s) | Julie von Münster-Meinhövel |
| Children | 8 |
| Relations | Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach (uncle) |
Wilhelm Caspar Ferdinand Freiherr von Dörnberg KCB KCH (14 April 1768 – 19 March 1850) was a German army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.