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19 nov 2024 · Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, the Prussian general, was known for his aggression and relentless pursuit of the enemy, earning him the nickname “Marshal Forward.” Charles John Bernadotte, the Swedish crown prince and former marshal of France, brought insider knowledge of Napoleon’s tactics to the coalition.
20 ore fa · The Battle of Waterloo commenced on June 18, 1815, near the town of Waterloo in present-day Belgium. The confrontation involved the forces of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.
3 giorni fa · Armee unter General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher bei Bautzen. Der Entschluss zu diesem Unternehmen, entworfen vom genialen Kopf August Neidhart von Gneisenau, war kühn.
3 nov 2024 · Grouchy, with 33,000 men, nearly one-third of Napoleon’s total strength of 105,000, led a dilatory pursuit of Blücher. On the 18th he was tied down at Wavre by 17,000 troops of Blücher’s rear guard, while Blücher’s main force escaped him, rejoined Wellington, and turned the tide of battle at Waterloo, 8 miles (13 km) to the ...
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3 nov 2024 · Leaving Macdonald with 75,000 men to hold Blücher east of the Bóbr, Napoleon set off westward in haste, at the same time ordering Vandamme to march to Stolpen. There he intended to assemble the remainder of his forces on August 25 so that they could appear en masse at Pima in Schwarzenberg’s rear.
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3 nov 2024 · The most famous pursuit of the Napoleonic period began on October 15 and ended with the capitulation, at Ratkau, near Lübeck, on November 7, of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher’s detachment. Of the Prussian army, only 15,000 men under Anton Wilhelm von Lestocq escaped to East Prussia.
20 ore fa · In accordance with the Trachenberg Plan, three Coalition armies were formed, the Army of Silesia of 95,000 men under the command of Gebhard von Blücher, the Army of North Germany of 120,000 (including Swedish garrisons in Stralsund) under Crown Prince Charles John, and the Army of Bohemia, the primary allied army in the field with ...
