Frie·drich Wil·helm Lu·dolf Ger·hard Au·gus·tin von /ˈfridrɪx ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈludɔlf ˈgeɪrhɑrt ˌaʊgʊsˈtin fən/Show Spelled[free-drikhvil-helm loo-dawlf geyr-hahrt ou-goos-teen fuhn]Show IPA, 1730–94, Prussian major general in the American Revolutionary army.