General Nassau. During the ensuing peace he occupied himself with training his hussars and the King sent cavalry officers to Puttkamer to learn from him. In 1755 he became a colonel and commander of the White Hussars Regiment (renamed "Puttkamer-Hussars"). Seven Years' War With the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756, he was able to take over the city of Görlitz. In 1757 he joined the army of the Duke of Bevern. He participated in the Prussian victory at the Battle of Reichenberg. At the Battle of Prague, he fought on the left wing, pursuing the enemy as far as Gąsawa. On June 18 he fought in the Battle of Kolin. He was present at the Battle of Leuthen at which his Hussars delivered a decisive blow against the Austrian flank. At the end of the year, he became seriously ill but recovered. In the beginning of 1758, he became major general and received a pension of 1,500 thaler. Together with General Moritz Franz Kasimir von Wobersnow, he went to Poland to destroy Russian magazines. On 12 August 1759 he fell in the Battle of Kunersdorf. His body was taken to Küstrin and buried there. His name is included on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great in Berlin, which was created by Christian Daniel Rauch. Sources Citations Sources Ellinor von Puttkamer (editor): Geschichte des Geschlechts v. Puttkamer (= Deutsches Familienarchiv, Band 83–85). 2. Auflage, Degener, Neustadt an der Aisch 1984, , S. 354 und 376–377 Karl Friedrich Pauli: Leben grosser Helden des gegenwärtigen Krieges. Band 5, 1760, S. 93ff., Digitalisat Anton Balthasar König: Georg Ludwig von Puttkamer. In: Biographisches Lexikon aller Helden und Militairpersonen, welche sich in Preußischen Diensten berühmt gemacht haben. Band 3. Arnold Wever, Berlin 1790, S. 241 (Georg Ludwig von Puttkamer bei Wikisource [PDF]). 1759 deaths 1715 births People from the Province of Pomerania People from Bytów County Prussian generals Prussian military personnel of the Seven Years' War German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession German military personnel of the War of the Polish Succession Major generals of Prussia Georg Ludwig