Gneisenau, August (Wilhelm Anton), Count Neidhardt von
- Gneisenau, August (Wilhelm Anton), Count Neidhardt von
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born Oct. 27, 1760, Schildau, near Torgau, Saxony
died Aug. 23, 1831, Posen, Prussia
Prussian field marshal and military reformer.
Along with Gerhard J.D. von Scharnhorst, he remolded the Prussian army shattered by
Napoleon (1806) from a mercenary force into an instrument of modern warfare, introducing universal military service. In 1811–12 he traveled on secret missions to negotiate a new war against Napoleon, which was renewed in 1813. As chief of staff to Gebhard von Blücher, he planned Prussian, and sometimes Russian,
strategy. Gneisenau's insistence on the decisive battle and relentless pursuit proved successful at the Battle of
Waterloo.
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2010.
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Gneisenau, August, Count Neidhardt von — ▪ Prussian field marshal in full August Wilhelm Anton, Graf Neidhardt Von Gneisenau born Oct. 27, 1760, Schildau, near Torgau, Saxony [Germany] died Aug. 23, 1831, Posen, Prussia [now Poznań, Poland] Prussian field marshal and reformer,… … Universalium
von — /von/; Ger. /fawn/, unstressed /feuhn/, prep. from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility): Paul von Hindenburg. * * * (as used in expressions) Friedrich Leopold… … Universalium
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august — augustly, adv. augustness, n. /aw gust /, adj. 1. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama. 2. venerable; eminent: an august personage. [1655 65; < L augustus sacred,… … Universalium
August — /aw geuhst/, n. 1. the eighth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbr.: Aug. 2. a male given name, form of Augustus. [bef. 1100; ME < L Augustus (named after AUGUSTUS); r. OE Agustus < L, as above] * * * (as used in expressions) Arrhenius… … Universalium
Anton — /an ton, teuhn/, n. a male given name, form of Anthony. * * * (as used in expressions) Bruckner Josef Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Denikin Anton Ivanovich Dolin Sir Anton Anton Herman Gerard Fokker Frisch Ragnar Anton Kittil Gneisenau August… … Universalium
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Prussia — /prush euh/, n. a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947. German, Preussen. Cf. East Prussia, West Prussia. *… … Universalium
