In the Seven Years' War he was at the Battle of Lobositz, during which he had been wounded in the arm, and he received the Order Pour le Mérite. At Breslau in 1757, he reinjured his arm; he was promoted to major on 11 January 1758 and fought later that year at the Battle of Zorndorf. After the peace conferences, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 20 September 1765, and to colonel on 20 September 1767, at which time he also received command of the infantry regiment „von Stojentin“.