Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

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Prussian field marshal human military leader

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher was a Prussian field marshal renowned for his aggressive leadership and decisive role alongside Wellington in defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

Aliases (2)

Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ×1
von Blücher ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Prussian field marshal → human → military leader →
allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia →
awardReceived	Iron Cross → Order of Maria Theresa → Order of St. George → Order of the Black Eagle → Order of the Garter →
battle	Battle of Katzbach → Battle of Leipzig → Battle of Ligny → Battle of Möckern (1813) → Battle of Waterloo →
burialPlace	Krieblowitz →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Prussia →
dateOfBirth	1742-12-16 →
dateOfDeath	1819-09-12 →
ethnicGroup	German →
familyName	von Blücher →
givenName	Gebhard → Leberecht →
hasOccupation	field marshal → officer → soldier →
knownFor	aggressive leadership → decisive role in the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo →
militaryBranch	Prussian Army →
militaryConflict	Napoleonic Wars → War of the Seventh Coalition → War of the Sixth Coalition →
militaryRank	Field Marshal →
movement	Coalition forces against Napoleon →
nativeLanguage	German →
nickname	Marshal Forward →
nobleTitle	Prince of Wahlstatt →
notableWork	campaigns against Napoleon → command at the Battle of Leipzig → command at the Battle of Waterloo →
opponent	Napoleon Bonaparte →
participatedIn	Hundred Days campaign → invasion of France (1814) →
partnerInAlliance	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington →
placeOfBirth	Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin → Rostock →
placeOfDeath	Kingdom of Prussia → Krieblowitz → Province of Silesia →
residence	Krieblowitz →
sexOrGender	male →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Leipzig → Battle of Ligny → Battle of Waterloo → War of the Fourth Coalition → War of the Seventh Coalition → Waterloo Campaign →	commander
Battle of Wavre →	associatedCommander
Waterloo →	battleCommander
Battle of Waterloo →	CoalitionCommander
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ("von Blücher") →	familyName
War of the Sixth Coalition ("Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher") →	keyCommander
Hundred Days →	keyLeaderOnCoalitionSide
Prussian Army →	notableCommander
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross →	notableRecipient
Napoleonic Wars →	significantCommander