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Gebhard von Blücher

general field marshalKingdom of PrussiaPrussia4 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1742 – 1819

1750176017701780179018001810Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815War of the Fourth Coalition · 1806-1807War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Battle of Jena–Auerstedt — October 14, 1806 · Prussia · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Lübeck — November 7, 1806 · Prussia · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Bautzen — May 20, 1813 · Russia · War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of La Rothière — February 1, 1814 · Austria · War of the Sixth Coalition

Active service 1806–1814 — 4 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 64.

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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Graf (count), later elevated to Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. He earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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Battles (4)

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