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Hans Karl von Winterfeldt was born on April 4, 1707 at Vanselow Castle (now in Siedenbrünzow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) in Swedish Pomerania. His education was imperfect, and in later life he always regretted his lack of familiarity with the French language.
His education was imperfect, and in later life he always regretted his want of familiarity with the French language.
He entered the cuirassier regiment of his uncle, Major-General von Winterfeldt (now the 12th) in 1720, and was promoted cornet after two years' service. But lie was fortunate enough, by his stature and soldierly bearing, to attract the notice of Frederick William I, who transferred him to the so-called giant regiment of grenadiers as a lieutenant.
Before long he became a peisonal aide-de-camp to the king, and in 1732 he was sent with a party of selected non-commissioned officers to assist in the organization of the Russian army.
On returning to Prussia he became intimate with the crown prince, afterwards Frederick the Great, whom he accompanied in the Rhine campaign of 1734.
This intimacy, in view of his personal relations with the king, made Winlerfeldl's position very delicate and difficult, for Frederick William and his son were so far estranged that, as every one knows, the prince wras sent before a court-martial by his father, on the charge of attempting to desert, and was condemned to death.
Winterfeldt was the prince's constant friend through all these troubles, and on Frederick II's accession he was promoted major and appointed aide-de-camp to the new sovereign.
When the first Silesian War broke out Winterfeldt was sent on a mission to St Petersburg, which, however, failed.
He then commanded a grenadier battalion with great distinction at Mollwitz, and won further glory in the celebrated minor combat of Rothschloss, where the Prussian hussars defeated the Austrians (May 17, 1741).
One month from this day Winterfeldt wras made a colonel, as also was Zieten (q. v. ), the cavalry leader who had actually commanded at Rothschloss, though the latter, as the older in years and service, bitterly resented the rapid promotion of his junior.
After this Frederick chiefly employed Winterfeldt as a confidential staff officer to represent his views to the generals, a position in which he needed extraordinary tact and knowledge of men and affairs, and as a matter of course made many enemies.
In the short peace before the outbreak of the second war he was constantly in attendance upon the king, who employed him again, when the war was resumed, in the same capacity as before, and, after he had been instrumental in winning a series of successful minor engagements, promoted him (1745) major-general, to date from January 1743. He died from wounds received at Battle of Moys.
Winterfeldt developed the first "modern" program of military intelligence gathering. He negotiated the Convention of Westminster and, for his efforts on Frederick's behalf, received the Order of the Black Eagle and the Order Pour le Mérite. His name is included on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great.
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While the guest of Marshal Mtinnich at St Petersburg, Winterfeldt fell in love with and married his cousin Julie von Maltzahn, who was the marshal's stepdaughter and a maid-of-honour to the grand-duchess Elizabeth.
