Friedrich von Spörcken (28 August 1698-1776) was a Hanoverian general who served in the Hanoverian Army of Observation during the Seven Years' War.
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August Friedrich von Spörcken was born in 1698, and he joined the Hanoverian Army in 1715. Von Spörcken served in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession before being given command of the German contingent in the British-led Hanoverian Army of Observation during the Seven Years' War. He helped Ferdinand of Brunswick counterattack against the French invasion of Hanover in 1757, checking several additional French attempts against Hanover over the next five years. In 1759, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Minden, where his isolated division of British and German infantry repelled multiple French infantry and cavalry charges before being reinforced. Von Spörcken was promoted to Field Marshal in 1764, and he died in 1776.