Friedrich Christoph von Saldern

Friedrich Christoph von Saldern
General and Tactician
Born	(1719-01-02)2 January 1719 Prignitz
Died	14 March 1785(1785-03-14) (aged 66)
Allegiance	Prussia
Service/branch	Army Artillery
Years of service	1735–1763
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	Second Silesian War Seven Years' War
Awards	Pour le Mérite Order of the Black Eagle Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great 1851
Other work	Taktik der Infanterie (Dresden, 1784) Taktische Grundsatze (Dresden, 1786)

Friedrich Christoph von Saldern (2 January 1719 – 14 March 1785) was a Prussian general and military writer. He proved his organizational mettle with the battlefield clean up after Liegnitz in 1760. At the Battle of Torgau he proved his tactical and command mettle in the assault Austrian lines, which changed the course of the battle. His refusal to sack Hubertusburg in 1763 led to his resignation from the army.^[1] Despite retirement from command, however, Frederick the Great promoted him to lieutenant general and made him inspector of troops. Saldern wrote at least two missives on infantry tactics. He received the Order Pour le Mérite and the Order of the Black Eagle; in 1851, his name was included on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great.