Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
(1785-1851)
Name
Sorbenberg
Nation
Austria
Rating
3" A(5)+0
Drop
-1
Validated forIV
Command Ratings
Division
3"A(5)+0
Points: 8
Cavalry or Temp Corps
5"A(4)+0
Points: 14
Corps
7"A(4)+0
Points: 18
Small Army
8"A(4)+0
Points: 28
Wing
8"A(4)+0
Points: 28
Medium Army
11"A(4)+0
Points: 37
Large Army
18"A(4)+0
Points: 58
Supreme HQ
20"A(4)+0
Points: 64
Commands & Units
- Commands Light Cavalry (2B) — 12 figs at Leipzig (1813, age 28)
Actually, Prince Ferdinand Georg August of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld incognito. Prince Ferdinand served in the Austrian army under this name specifically to avoid diplomatic complications or potential retaliation against his family's home duchy, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, which was technically a member of the Napoleon-aligned Confederation of the Rhine at the time. By using the title Graf von Sorbenburg (Count Sorbenburg), he could fight against Napoleon as an Austrian officer without officially implicating his sovereign house. The name itself is likely derived from the Sorbenburg, an ancient ruin near Saalfeld.
X 13 Kulm, Leipzig