Otto Ludwig von Stutterheim, (1718–1780), also called the Young Stutterheim, was a younger brother of General Joachim Friedrich von Stutterheim. He led a relatively uneventful career overshadowed by his successful and talented brother until mid-way through the Seven Years' War. At that point, losses in the general staff forced Frederick the Great to dig deeper into the talent pool to replace his general staff, who were dying of old age, in battle, or simply to sick to carry on. At one point tapped to replace the aging and ailing Field Marshal Hans von Lehwaldt, he alienated the King; in 1778, immediately prior to the outbreak of the War of Bavarian Succession, a chance comment by Stutterheim on the pending hostilities got him into trouble with the King. He was relieved of his dignities and honors and sent to his estate in retirement.
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2 November 1718 Sellendorf, Lower Lusatia
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Died |
1780 (aged 61)
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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