Friedrich Christoph von Saldern (2 January 1719 – 14 March 1785) was a Prussian general and military writer.

[1] Despite retirement from command, however, Frederick the Great promoted him to lieutenant general and made him inspector of troops.

By the end of 1740, with the death of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Prussia and Austria were at war over Maria Theresa's succession.

[5] With the outbreak of war with Austria, he remained with the king as an aide-de-camp, and he was the first to discover the approach of Neipperg's Austrians preliminary to the Battle of Mollwitz.

In 1760 at Liegnitz Frederick gave him four hours in which to collect, arrange and dispatch the spoils of the battle, 6000 prisoners, 100 wagons, 82 guns and 5000 muskets.

In one of his works he discussed at great length the question of the proper cadence for the infantry: was it 75 paces per minute, or 76?

The "Saldern-tactics" proliferated in the Prussian military following Frederick's death, and contributed powerfully to the disaster of Jena in 1806.