Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher facts for kids
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
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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 |
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt ( 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.
Images for kids
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Marschall Vorwärts by Emil Hünten (1863)
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher in Bautzen by Bogdan Willewalde (1885)
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Old Blucher Beating the Corsican Big Drum, George Cruikshank, 8 April 1814
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The Prussian attack on Plancenoit during the Battle of Waterloo, painted by Adolph Northen
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Blücher Mausoleum in ex-German Krieblowitz (now Krobielowice, Poland).
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Blücher monument in front of the University of Rostock's main building, created by Johann Gottfried Schadow in collaboration with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Castle in Trzebina (German: Kunzendorf), near Prudnik (owned by the Blücher family 1812–1817)
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Krobielowice (German: Krieblowitz) Castle, Lower Silesia (owned by the Blücher family 1814–1945)
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Raduň Castle, Czech Republic (owned by the Blücher family 1832–1945)
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Blücher mansion near Brandenburg Gate (U.S. Embassy, 1930–1941)
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In Spanish: Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher para niños
