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Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (Bordenau, 12 novembre 1755 – Praga, 28 giugno 1813) è stato un generale prussiano. Capo dello Stato Maggiore generale prussiano, è noto per i suoi scritti e le sue riforme delle forze armate di Prussia, oltre che per la sua azione di comando nel corso delle guerre contro Napoleone
- morto per le ferite
- Neustadt am Rübenberge, 12 novembre 1755
- Praga, 28 giugno 1813
Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars.
- 1778–1813
- Generalleutnant
5 apr 2024 · Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (born Nov. 12, 1755, Bordenau, Hanover—died June 28, 1813, Prague) was a Prussian general who developed the modern general staff system. With another reformer of army procedures, August von Gneisenau, he devised the “shrinkage system” ( Krümpersystem ), in which army recruits were quickly ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 apr 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Gerhard von Scharnhorst, a Prussian officer who mentored Carl von Clausewitz and shaped the Prusso-German General Staff. Discover his ideas on experience and theory, small warfare, siegecraft, and the Prussian military tradition.
- Vanya Eftimova Bellinger
6 giu 2019 · Using primary and secondary source material, this article analyses the tremendous contribution of Gerhard von Scharnhorst to modern military history. Prussia’s remarkable victories over Austria in 1866 and France in 1870 stunned the world.
- Charles Edward White
- 2021
Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von Enciclopedia on line Generale prussiano (Bordenau, Neustadt, Hannover, 1755 - Praga 1813); dapprima servì nell'elettorato di Hannover (dal 1778), partecipando (1793-95) alla guerra della prima coalizione, poi (1801) nell'esercito prussiano; combatté ad Auerstadt (1806) e a Eylau (1807).
18 mag 2018 · History. German History: Biographies. Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst. views 1,514,678 updated May 18 2018. Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst. The Prussian general Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (1755-1813) rebuilt the Prussian army after its collapse at Jena in 1806.
