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Philippe Guillaume aka Philipp Wilhelm Graf von Forbach, then Vicomte de Deux-Ponts and later Freiherr von Zweibrücken〔also findable under ''von Zweybrücken''〕 (1754–1807) was an officer of the French and later general〔(''Colonel Christian von Forbach and Lt.Col. Wilhelm von Forbach'' )〕 of the Bavarian Army. == Biography == Wilhelm von Zweibrücken was the second of six children of Christian IV Herzog von Pfalz-Zweibrücken and Maria Johanna Camasse Gräfin von Forbach. The children were unable to succeed to their father's Duchy due to the morganatic nature of their parents' marriage at first, but were allowed to wear the name ''Freiherr von Zweibrücken'' in 1792.〔(''Zweibrücken'' ) (German), Pierer's Universal-Lexikon.〕 Due to a former business agreement of Louis XV of France and his father from March 1751, who promised to the French king to raise a German battalion of infantry for France when and if needed,〔(''France and Great Britain on the Eve of American Independence - The officer corps'' ).〕 the Infantry Regiment "Royal Deux-Ponts" (raised on 19, 1757) of two battalions to the French crown after the outbreak of the Seven Years' War, when it was at first deployed in the Battle of Rossbach. The commander of the regiment at this time was his older brother Christian, and Wilhelm was deputy commander. In 1780 he married Martine-Adelaide de Polastron (1760-1795). The couple had four children, named Christian (1782–1859, a later general), Karl (1784-1812), Maria Anna, Gräfin von Forbach (1785-1857) and Henriette.〔(''Viscount Philippe of Deux-Ponts'' ), RootsWeb.〕 As part of De Rochambeau's expedition corps the "Royal Deux-Ponts" during the American Revolutionary War, where the regiment proved in the Battle of Yorktown, also called the "German Battle", on October 4, 1781.〔(''Royal Deux-Ponts Infanterie durant la Guerre d'Indépendance'' ) (French).〕 Especially the assault of Redoubt 9 by 400 French Regular under his command, that opened the British defenses was mentioned.〔 After the French revolution he served as a general in the Bavarian army, and died in Munich, where he and is brother Christian are buried in the Old Southern Cemetery.〔Mößlang: (''Gedenkplatte bei den Arkaden an der Außenmauer des Alten Südlichen Friedhofs.'' ) (Geman).〕 In the European Rosegarden in Zweibrücken there is a memorial of him and his brother.〔(''Preliminary Survey of Sites Associated with the Lives and Deeds of Foreign-born Heroes of the American Revolution'' ), p. 42.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilhelm of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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