Adalbert von Bredow

Friedrich William Adalbert von Bredow (24 May 1814 – 3 March 1890) was a German cavalry officer.

As a colonel, Bredow led the 2nd Cavalry Brigade in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, and was promoted to major general.

[1] He is best known as a hero of the Franco-Prussian War, for his actions during the Battle of Mars-la-Tour on 16 August 1870.

The event was used in the following decades by military tacticians to argue that cavalry charges could still win battles.

[2] Bredow was subsequently promoted to lieutenant general and given command of the 18th Infantry Division.