Paul von Werner

Johann Paul von Werner
Memorial coin struck with Werner's image by Frederick the Great
Born	(1707-12-11)11 December 1707 Raab, Hungary
Died	25 October 1785(1785-10-25) (aged 77) Tost
Allegiance	Austria  Prussia
Service/branch	Austrian Army Prussian Army
Years of service	1723–1750 (Austria) 1751–1780 (Prussia)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Hussar Regiment No 6 (Brown Hussar Regiment)
Battles/wars	War of the Polish Succession Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–39) War of Austrian Succession Seven Years' War War of Bavarian Succession
Awards	Pour le Merite Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great

Johann Paul von Werner (11 December 1707 – 25 January 1785) was chief of the Prussian Hussar Regiment No. 6 (Brown Hussars); he also received the Prussian Order Pour le Mérite. Initially in Austrian service, he fought against Spain, France, the Ottoman Empire and against Prussia. One of Frederick the Great's trusted diplomats, Hans Karl von Winterfeldt, recruited him into Prussian service in 1750; subsequently, he fought for Prussia against the Austrians in the Seven Years' War and the War of Bavarian Succession. He was wounded once, and taken prisoner several times. The Prussian playwright Gotthold Lessing modeled the character of the sergeant in his Minna von Barnhelm on Werner.