Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general (born 1742)

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Graf (count), later elevated to Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. He earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.