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Alfred Bonaventura von Rauch (1 April 1824, Potsdam - 25 September 1900, Berlin) was a general of the cavalry in the Prussian Army and an amateur jockey. He was born in Potsdam and died in Berlin.
He started his career in 1842 and served as an adjutant general to the German Emperors from 1884 to 1894. In 1862 he was one of the founders of Berlin's Army Steeplechase in Karlshorst. His son Friedrich von Rauch also took up a military career und became general of the cavalry as well.
Rauch was buried in his family's grave at the Berlin Invalids' Cemetery. His grave is still preserved today.
Sources
Kurt von Priesdorff: Soldatisches Führertum, Vol.8, Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg, 1941, pgs.16–17
Zum Fünfzigjährigen Dienstjubiläum des Generals der Kavallerie und Generaladjutanten Weiland Seiner Majestät des Kaisers und Königs Wilhelm I., Präses der Generalordenskommission von Rauch I. In: Militär-Wochenblatt. #45, 24 May 1893, pp.1229–1232.
Die Familie v. Rauch in der Preußischen Armee. In: Militär-Wochenblatt. #79, 6 September 1893, pp.1979–1985.
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