Georg Wilhelm von dem Bussche

Georg von dem Bussche
Born	19 July 1726 (1726-07-19) Minden, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	11 December 1794 (1794-12-12) (aged 68) Arnhem, Dutch Republic
Allegiance	Electorate of Hanover
Service/branch	Infantry
Years of service	1743–1794
Rank	General of the Infantry
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War Battle of Minden Battle of Lutterberg American Revolutionary War Great Siege of Gibraltar War of the First Coalition Siege of Valenciennes Battle of Hondschoote Battle of Mouscron Battle of Courtrai Battle of Tourcoing Battle of Tournay Battle of Bommelerwaard

Georg Wilhelm Baron von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (19 July 1726 – 11 December 1794) was a general officer of Hanoverian soldiers during the War of the First Coalition who famously led one of the Coalition columns at the Battle of Tourcoing. In 1743 he joined the Hanoverian military service and fought in the War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War, fighting at Minden and Lutterberg. He led a battalion at Gibraltar in the American Revolutionary War. In the War of the First Coalition he led his soldiers at Valenciennes, Hondschoote, Mouscron, Tourcoing and Tournai. On 11 December 1794 while defending the Bommelerwaard in the Dutch Republic, his hand was taken off by a cannonball and he died shortly afterward.