In The King's German Legion: Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, Colonel in the King's German Legion During the Napoleonic Wars
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Freiherr von Christian Ompteda., Freiherr von Christian Ompteda|AUTHOR., & Freiherr Von Ludwig Ompteda|AUTHOR. (2014). In The King's German Legion: Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, Colonel in the King's German Legion During the Napoleonic Wars . Wagram Press.

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Freiherr von Christian Ompteda, Freiherr von Christian Ompteda|AUTHOR and Freiherr Von Ludwig Ompteda|AUTHOR. 2014. In The King's German Legion: Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, Colonel in the King's German Legion During the Napoleonic Wars. Wagram Press.

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Freiherr von Christian Ompteda, Freiherr von Christian Ompteda|AUTHOR and Freiherr Von Ludwig Ompteda|AUTHOR. In The King's German Legion: Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, Colonel in the King's German Legion During the Napoleonic Wars Wagram Press, 2014.

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Freiherr von Christian Ompteda, Freiherr von Christian Ompteda|AUTHOR, and Freiherr Von Ludwig Ompteda|AUTHOR. In The King's German Legion: Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, Colonel in the King's German Legion During the Napoleonic Wars Wagram Press, 2014.

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