Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Military person

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛphaɐ̯t ˈleːbəʁɛçt fɔn ˈblʏçɐ]; (16 December 1742 – 12 September 1819), Graf (count), later elevated to Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) who most notably led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, in alliance with the Duke of Wellington.He was made an honorary citizen of Berlin, Hamburg and Rostock, and was nicknamed Marschall Vorwärts ("Marshal Forwards") by his soldiers because of his aggressive approach in warfare.Along with Paul von Hindenburg, he was the highest-decorated Prussian-German soldier in history, both being the only two officers who were awarded the Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross.