Ernst von Rüchel

Military Person

1754 – 1823

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Who was Ernst von Rüchel?

Ernst von Rüchel was a Prussian general who fought in the army of the Kingdom of Prussia during the French Revolutionary Wars. Afterward he held various appointments as a diplomat and a military inspector. In 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars he held an important army command but was involved in the crushing defeat at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. Wounded, he managed to escape the French pursuit, but never commanded troops in combat again.

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Born
Jul 21, 1754
Cieszeniewo
Died
Jan 14, 1823
Pomerania

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on July 23, 2013

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