Kaspar Ernst von Schultze

Kaspar Ernst von Schultze
Born	18 October 1691 Berlin
Died	2 December 1757 Breslau
Buried	Breslau
Allegiance	Prussia
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	War of the Spanish Succession Great Northern War War of the Austrian Succession Battle of Mollwitz Seven Years' War Battle of Breslau
Awards	inscription on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great

Kaspar Ernst von Schultze (also Casper Earnest von Schultze) (18 October 1691 in Berlin – 2 December 1757 in Breslau) was a Lieutenant General of infantry in the Prussian Army, commander of the Breslau fortress, and director of the royal riding academy in Liegnitz. He was also the heir of the family estates at Mahlen (today Wisznia Mała) in the Silesian county of Trebnitz. He fought in the wars of Spanish and Austrian succession, the Great Northern War, and the Seven Years' War. He served in the Prussian army under three monarchs: Frederick I, Frederick William I, and Frederick II. His name was included in 1851 on the Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great honoring the men considered to be the founders of the modern Prussian state.