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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

1742 - 1819

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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛphaʁt ˈleːbəʁɛçt fɔn ˈblʏçɐ]; 21 December 1742 – 12 September 1819), Graf (count), later elevated to Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal). He earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Blücher was born in Rostock, the son of a retired army captain. His military career began in 1758 as a hussar in the Swedish Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher is the 107th most popular military personnel (down from 80th in 2019), the 300th most popular biography from Germany (down from 208th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular German Military Personnel.

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher was a Prussian general who led the army that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

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Among military personnels, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ranks 107 out of 2,058. Before him are Robert E. Lee, John of Austria, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Hattori Hanzō, Mardonius, and Võ Nguyên Giáp. After him are Walther von Reichenau, Yonatan Netanyahu, Heinrich Müller, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, and Claude Auchinleck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1742, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ranks 3. Before him are Pope Pius VII, and Carl Wilhelm Scheele. After him are Yemelyan Pugachev, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, James Wilson, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Nicolas Leblanc, David Bushnell, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, and Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart. Among people deceased in 1819, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ranks 3. Before him are James Watt, and Charles IV of Spain. After him are Maria Luisa of Parma, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, Kamehameha I, Daniel Rutherford, August von Kotzebue, Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, and Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ranks 300 out of 7,253. Before him are Eduard Bernstein (1850), Ernst Ruska (1906), Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811), Michael Ende (1929), Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), and Frederica of Hanover (1917). After him are Walther von Reichenau (1884), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714), Heinrich Müller (1900), Franz Marc (1880), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), and Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ranks 22. Before him are Klaus Barbie (1913), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), Albert Kesselring (1885), Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), and John of Austria (1547). After him are Walther von Reichenau (1884), Heinrich Müller (1900), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), Erich Hartmann (1922), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), and Hermann Hoth (1885).

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