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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Military Commander
1742 – 1819
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Who was Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher?
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt, Graf, later elevated to Fürst von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 with the Duke of Wellington. The honorary citizen of Berlin, Hamburg and Rostock bore the nickname "Marschall Vorwärts" because of his approach to warfare.
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- Born
- Dec 16, 1742
Rostock - Also known as
- Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher
- Nationality
- Germany
- Sweden
- Prussia
- Lived in
- Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Died
- Sep 12, 1819
Province of Silesia
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on July 23, 2013
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