biography
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Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von, Fürst von (Prince of) Wahlstadt
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nickname Marshal Forward
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pronunciation:
[bloocher, blooker
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| lived:
| (1742–1819)
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| biography:
| Prussian field marshal, born in Rostock, N Germany. He fought against the French in 1793 and 1806, and in 1813 took chief command in Silesia, defeating Napoleon at Leipzig, and entering Paris (1814). In 1815 he assumed the general command, suffered a severe defeat at Ligny, but saved Wellington from defeat at Waterloo by his timely appearance on the field. |
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