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FERDINAND

Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick was the fourth son of Duke Ferdinand Albert. He was born in 1721 at Brunswick and died in 1792. In 1739 he entered the Prussian service, was engaged in the Silesian wars, and in the Seven Years' War commanded the allied army in Westphalia. He drove the French from Lower Saxony, Hesse, and Westphalia, and was victorious at Crefeld and Minden. After the peace he retired to Brunswick.
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