Alten

Alten, KARL AUGUST, COUNT OF, Hanoverian general, entered the army in 1781, but in 1803 left Hanover for England, where he was made commander in the German Legion. In almost all the engagements of the Spanish war of liberation he took a prominent part; and he fought with distinction at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo. After his return to Hanover, he was made minister of war. He died April 20, 1840.