Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛphaɐ̯t ˈleːbəʁɛçt fɔn ˈblʏçɐ]; December 16, 1742 – September 12, 1819) was a Prussian general who went to war against Napoleon. A bust in the German Walhalla temple near Regensburg was sculpted in his honour.
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| Born | December 16, 1742 Rostock, Duchy of Mecklenburg |
| Died | September 12, 1819 (aged 76) Krieblowitz, Silesia Province (now Krobielowice in Poland) |
| Allegiance | Sweden, Prussia |
| Years of service | 1758–1815 |
| Rank |  Generalfeldmarschall |
| Battles/wars | Seven Years' War, Napoleonic Wars |
For his military service, a statue was built in his name in Breslau (now Warsaw).[1]
Gebhard Leberecht Von Blucher Media
Marschall Vorwärts by Emil Hünten (1863)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher in Bautzen by Bogdan Willewalde (1885)
The Prussian attack on Plancenoit during the Battle of Waterloo, painted by Adolph Northen
Blücher Mausoleum in ex-German Krieblowitz (now Krobielowice, Poland).
Portrait of Marshal Blücher by Sir Thomas Lawrence. It now hangs in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle.
Coat of Arms of Count Blücher, Prince of Wahlstatt
Blücher monument in front of the University of Rostock's main building, created by Johann Gottfried Schadow in collaboration with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Krobielowice (German: Krieblowitz) Castle, Lower Silesia (owned by the Blücher family 1814–1945)
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References
- ↑ "111-112 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 4. Brant - Cesti)". runeberg.org (in svenska). 1905. Retrieved 2024-05-03.