Births on October 27

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau

Born on October 27, 1760

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1831)

August Wilhelm Antonius Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau (27 October 1760 – 23 August 1831) was a Prussian field marshal. He was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation.

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August Neidhardt von Gneisenau

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Events on 1760

9 Jan

Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
27 Jun

Battle of Echoee
Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina during the Anglo-Cherokee War.
15 Aug

Battle of Liegnitz (1760)
Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.

Births on October 27

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau

Born on October 27, 1760

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Events on 1760

Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani

Battle of Echoee

Battle of Liegnitz (1760)