August Neidhardt von Gneisenau Military person

August Wilhelm Antonius Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau (27 October 1760 – 23 August 1831) was a Prussian field marshal. He was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation.

Personal facts

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
Alias (AKA)Neidhardt von Gneisenau August Wilhelm Antonius
Birth dateOctober 27, 1760
Birth place
Saxony , Schildau
Date of deathAugust 23, 1831
Place of death
Poznań , Prussia

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Military person

award
Pour le Mérite
military operations
American Revolutionary War
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Ligny
military commandVIII Prussian Corps
service start1779
service end1831

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.gneisenau.de