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Frederick William von Blücher (Danish: Frederik Vilhelm von Blücher; German: Friedrich Wilhelm von Blücher; 14 January 1760 — 16 May 1806) was a Danish Chamberlain, Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the Royal Hourse Guards, the Adjutant-General to former Hereditary Prince Frederick and Hofmarschall.
- Carl Leopold von Blücher
1 de abr. de 2020 · Hablaba el emperador francés del mariscal prusiano Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher , cuyo nombre fue relegado a un segundo plano en la historia, a pesar de que muchos historiadores sostienen...
It is said she was disappointed when she met her husband for the first time, but they came to be fond of each other, although they both supposedly took lovers; her husband had a mistress, her companion Caja Hviid, while the father of Sophia Frederica's children was rumored to be her husband's adjutant, Frederik von Blücher.
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Early life
Blücher was born on 21 December 1742 in Rostock, a Baltic port in northern Germany, then in the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His father Christian Friedrich von Blücher (1696–1761), was a retired army captain, and his family belonged to the nobility and had been landowners in northern Germany since at least the 13th century. His mother was Dorothea Maria von Zülow (1702–1769), who also belonged to an old noble family from Mecklenburg. Gebhard began his military career at the age of 16,[c] wh...
Napoleonic Wars
Blücher was one of the leaders of the war party in Prussia in 1805, and he served as a cavalry general in the disastrous campaign of 1806. At the double Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, Blücher fought at Auerstedt, repeatedly leading the charges of the Prussian cavalry, but without success. During the retreat of the broken armies, he commanded the rearguard composed of Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe's corps. With the capitulation of the main body after the Battle of Prenzlau on 28 October, he...
Hundred Days and later life
After the war, Frederick William III gave Blücher properties in the area of Neustadt (now Prudnik). In November of the same year, Blücher leased Kunzendorf, Mühlsdorf, Wackenau and Achthuben to a local farmer, Hübner, in exchange for 2,000 thalers, rolls of linen cloth and yarn. His wife also moved to Kunzendorf. While living in the area of Neustadt, he financed the families of the fallen soldiers, gave a few liters of beer to the local parish priest every day, and paid a doctor from Neustadt...
Napoleon characterized him as a very brave soldier with no talent as a general, but he admired his attitude, which he described as a bull that looks all around him with rolling eyes and, when he sees danger, charges. Napoleon thought of him as stubborn and untiring, knowing no fear. He called him an old rascal who was always able to get up on his f...
1760: Pomeranian Campaign (as Swedishsoldier; captured by Prussia; changed sides)Seven Years' War1787: Expedition to the Netherlands with Red Hussars1793–1794: French campaigns with Red HussarsHis campaign journal covering the years 1793 to 1794 was published in 1796: 1. Kampagne-Journal der Jahre 1793 und 1794(Berlin: Decker, 1796) A second edition of this diary, together with some of Blücher's letters, was published in 1914: 1. Vorwärts! Ein Husaren-Tagebuch und Feldzugsbriefe von Gebhardt Leberecht von Blücher, introduced by General F...
Blücher was married twice: in 1773 to Karoline Amalie von Mehling (1756–1791) and, after her death, in 1795 to Katharine Amalie von Colomb (1772–1850), sister of General Peter von Colomb. While this second marriage was without issue, by his first marriage Blücher had seven children, of whom two sons and a daughter survived infancy,[citation needed]...
Museums
The Rhineland town of Kaubhas a museum dedicated to Blücher, commemorating in particular his crossing the Rhine with the Prussian and Russian armies, on New Year's night 1813–1814, in pursuit of the French.
Statues
After Blücher's death, statues were erected to his memory at Berlin, Breslau, Rostock, and Kaub(where his troops crossed the Rhine in pursuit of Napoleon's forces in 1813). Blücher is honoured with a bust in the Walhalla temple near Regensburg.
Locomotives and ships
In gratitude for Blücher's service, George Stephenson, the pioneering British locomotive engineer, named a locomotiveafter him. The small mining village a few miles from Stephenson's birthplace in Wylam also bears the name Blucher in honour of him. The Blucherwas named after him, after the original ship was captured by the British and the new owners named it for him. Three ships of the German navy have been named in honour of Blücher. The first to be so named was the corvette SMS Blücher, bui...
Barbero, A. (2006). The Battle: A New History of Waterloo. Translated by Cullen, John. Walker & Company.Cornwell, Bernard (2015). Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles. Lulu Press. p. front cover. ISBN 978-1312925229.— The pages numbers are given as offsets in the electro...Kircheisen, F.M. (2010). Memoires Of Napoleon I. Retrieved 11 August 2021.Leggiere, Michael V. (2014). Blucher: Scourge of Napoleon. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-4567-9.Blücher (1932). Memoirs of Prince Blücher. Translated by Chapman-Huston, Desmond. London: Murray. OCLC 2231133.Crepon, Tom (1999). Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher: sein Leben, seine Kämpfe. Rostock: Hinsdorff. ISBN 3-356-00833-1.Eyck, Erich. "Marshal Blücher" History Today(1951) 1#9 pp 41–47. onlineGneisenau, August Wilhelm Anton, Graf Neidhardt von (1815). The life and campaigns of Field-Marshal Prince Blücher of Wahlstatt. Translated by Marston, James Edward. London: Sherwood, Neely and Jon...Media related to Gebhard Leberecht von Blücherat Wikimedia Commons"Blücher, Gebhard Leberecht von" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (9th ed.). 1878.This source gives "Black Hussars" for the name of his old regiment (altered in the 11th edition to "Red Hussars").Su esposo tenía una amante, Caja Hviid, mientras se rumoreaba que el padre de los hijos de Sofía Federica era Frederik von Blücher, el ayudante de su esposo; el matrimonio, pese a estos incidentes, fue descrito como feliz, lo que suscitó el temor a la influencia que ella pudiese ejercer sobre su esposo e interfiriera en la política del país.
Frederik Vilhelm (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Blücher (født 14. januar 1760 i Penzlin i Mecklenburg-Strelitz, død 16. maj 1806 i København) var kammerherre, godsejer til Basnæs, oberstløjtnant, kommandør for Livgarden til Hest, Arveprins Frederiks generaladjudant og hofchef.
Birth January 14, 1760 Pentzlin, Death May 16, 1806 København, Parents Carl Leopold von Blücher + Sophie Henriette Margrethe von Plessen, Spouse Sofie Frederikke af Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Children Christian VIII av, Louise Charlotte av, Spouse Helene de Thygeson
