Moltke

[ mawlt-kuh ]

/ ˈmɔlt kə /

Hel·muth Karl

[hel-moot kahrl] /ˈhɛl mut kɑrl/,1800–91, Prussian field marshal: chief of staff 1858–88.

his nephewHelmuth Jo·han·nes

[yoh-hah-nuh s] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs/, Count von,1848–1916, German general: chief of staff 1906–14.

Example sentences from the Web for moltke

Moltke had seen that the invasion of England (in the ordinary sense of the term invasion) presented very great difficulties.

The Terror |Arthur Machen
The Kaiser had likened him to Moltke, and had declared that "he could be silent in seven languages."

The Invasion |William Le Queux
While she was still here, young Moltke appeared, our compagnon de voyage from Helsingfors to Stockholm.

Letters of a Diplomat's Wife |Mary King Waddington
On Thursday afternoon a reception was held on the Moltke and our band gave a most enjoyable musical program for the occasion.

A Trip to the Orient |Robert Urie Jacob

It was true; but for the army which he and the King had made, all the genius of Moltke and Bismarck would have been unavailing.

Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire |James Wycliffe Headlam

Moltke

/ (German ˈmɔltkə) /

Count Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von (ˈhɛlmuːt joˈhanəs ˈluːtvɪç fɔn). 1848–1916, German general; chief of the German general staff (1906–14)

his uncle Count Helmuth Karl Bernhard von (ˈhɛlmuːt karl ˈbɛrnhart fɔn). 1800–91, German field marshal; chief of the Prussian general staff (1858–88)