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Jakob von Washington | |
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| Born | January 26, 1778 |
| Died | April 5, 1848 (aged 70) |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Baron Jacobus von Washington KCB (26 January 1778[1] – 5 April 1848) was a lieutenant general in the Bavarian Army and a distant relative of US President George Washington. Born in The Hague, Netherlands, he was christened James Washington.[2] Most of his adult life was shaped by his participation in wars for and against Napoleonic France and his service to Ludwig I of Bavaria.
- ^ "Original Documents". The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries. III. 1879.
- ^ a veteran diplomat (3 September 1916). "Baron George Washington Fighting for Austria; Collateral Descendant of the First President of U.S., an Officer of the Austrian Lancers, May Make New Yorker His Heir". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
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