Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

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The Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher was the main Prussian force that played a decisive role against Napoleon during the Waterloo campaign of 1815.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars military formation ⓘ
Prussian military unit ⓘ
field army ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
alliedWith Anglo‑Allied army under the Duke of Wellington ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Allied Army
arrivalAtWaterloo afternoon and evening of 18 June 1815 ⓘ
battle Battle of Ligny ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
Battle of Wavre ⓘ
campaignObjective invade France and defeat Napoleon during the Hundred Days ⓘ
chiefOfStaff August Neidhardt von Gneisenau ⓘ
coalition part of the armies of the Seventh Coalition invading France in 1815 ⓘ
commander August Neidhardt von Gneisenau ⓘ
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
conflict Hundred Days ⓘ
Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
corps I Corps under Hans Ernst Karl von Zieten ⓘ
II Corps under Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch I ⓘ
III Corps under Johann von Thielmann ⓘ
IV Corps under Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow ⓘ
linked to: Prussian IV Corps
country Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
disbandedAfter end of the Waterloo campaign ⓘ
era Napoleonic era ⓘ
flankAttack attacked the French right flank at Waterloo ⓘ
higherCommand Prussian General Staff ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the final abdication of Napoleon in 1815 ⓘ
played a decisive role in the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
languageOfCommand German ⓘ
location Belgium ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
notableAction marched to support Wellington at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 ⓘ
retreated in good order after defeat at Ligny ⓘ
notableLeaderTitle field marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
opponent French Army of the North ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
partOf Seventh Coalition ⓘ
resultOfWaterlooContribution helped break the French army and ensured Napoleon’s final defeat ⓘ
roleInBattleOfWaterloo provided decisive reinforcement to the Anglo‑Allied army ⓘ
startTime 1815 ⓘ
strength approximately 120000 men (on paper) during the Waterloo campaign ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Southern Netherlands ⓘ
typeOfForces artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ

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Prussian IV Corps → higherCommand → Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
Prussian I Corps → subordinateTo → Prussian field army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
linked to: Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Prussian II Corps → partOf → Field Army of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
linked to: Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Smohain → nearApproachRoutesOf → Prussian army at Waterloo ⓘ
linked to: Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Anglo-Allied Army → cooperationWith → Prussian Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
linked to: Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher