Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher

Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher (December 16, 1742 - September 12, 1819), prince of Wahlstatt, was a Prussian general who led his army against Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Campaigns

• 1760: Pomeranian Campaign (as Swedish soldier; captured by Prussia; changed sides)
• Seven Years' War
• 1787: Expedition to Holland with Red Hussars
• 1793-1794: French campaigns with Red Hussars
• 1806: Auerstedt, Pomerania, Berlin, Knigsberg
• 1813: Ltzen, Bautzen, Katzbach, Mockern, Leipzig
• 1814: Brienne, La Rothire, Champaubert, Vauxchamps, Montmirail, Laon, Montmartre
• 1815: Lower Rhine (Ligny), Waterloo