Hans Friedrich von Platen

Hans Friedrich von Platen
Platen was captured by the French at the First Battle of Höchstädt
Born(1668-01-21)21 January 1668
Died17 May 1743(1743-05-17) (aged 75)
Allegiance Prussia
BranchPrussian Army
Years of service17011766
RankGeneral of Cavalry
Battles / warsGreat Turkish War
War of Spanish Succession
Great Northern War
RelationsDubislav Friedrich von Platen(son)
Leopold Johann von Platen (son)

Hans Friedrich von Platen (21 January 1668 at his family's estate at Sagar on Ruegen, 17 May 1743 in Mohrungen, Prussia) was a Kingdom of Prussian general of the cavalry. While in service in the Prussian Army, he fought in the Great Turkish War, the War of Spanish Succession, and the Great Northern War. Both of his sons were Prussian generals; the youngest, Dubislav Friedrich von Platen, was a trusted and successful general of Frederick the Great.