What is Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher?
{{unreferenced|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox military person |name= Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher |birth_date={{birth date|1742|12|16}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1819|9|12|1742|12|16}} |birth_place=[[Rostock]], [[Duchy of Mecklenburg]] |death_place=Krieblowitz, [[Silesia Province]] (now [[Krobielowice]] in [[Poland]]) |image=Blücher (nach Gebauer).jpg |caption= Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher |nickname= |allegiance= [[Sweden]], [[Prussia]] |serviceyears= 1758–1815 |rank= {{flagicon|Prussia|1803}}[[Generalfeldmarschall]] |commands= |unit= |battles=[[Seven Years' War]], [[Napoleonic Wars]] |awards= |laterwork= }} '''Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt''' ({{IPA-de|ˈɡɛphaɐ̯t ˈleːbəʁɛçt fɔn ˈblʏçɐ}}; December 16, 1742 – September 12, 1819) was a [[Prussian]] [[General officer|general]] who went to [[war]] against [[Napoleon]]. A bust in the [[Germany|German]] [[Walhalla temple]] near [[Regensburg]] was sculpted in his honour. For his [[military service]], a statue was built in his name in [[Wrocław|Breslau]] (now Warsaw).<ref>{{Cite web|date=1905|title=111-112 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 4. Brant - Cesti)|url=https://runeberg.org/nfbd/0072.html|access-date=2024-05-03|website=runeberg.org|language=sv}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Gebhard+Leberecht+von+Blucher von Blucher at thefreedictionary.com] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von}} [[Category:1742 births]] [[Category:1819 deaths]] [[Category:German generals]] [[Category:People from Rostock]]