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Hans Ernst Otto Christian von Rohr

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Hans Rohr
Born1726
Died1778 (aged 51–52)
AllegiancePrussia
Years of service1744-1775

Hans Ernst Otto Christian von Rohr (1726 – 1778) was a Prussian officer during the Seven Years' War.

Biography[edit]

Rohr was born in Mecklenburg in 1726. He joined the Prussian army in 1744 and was an ensign in 1750 and by 1771 had been promoted to major. In 1771, he was placed in command of the Carlowitz Infantry Battalion and distinguished himself in the Seven Years' War.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ König 1790, p. 314.

References[edit]

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: König, Anton Balthasar (1790), Biographisches Lexikon aller Helden und Militärpersonen: welche sich in preussischen Diensten berühmt gemacht haben (in German), vol. 3, A. Wever, p. 314