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Generalleutnant
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
Birth name
Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst
Born
(1755-11-12)12 November 1755 Bordenau, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire
Died
28 June 1813(1813-06-28) (aged 57) Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Buried
Invalidenfriedhof
Allegiance
Prussia
Service/branch
Prussian Army
Years of service
1778–1813
Rank
Generalleutnant
Battles/wars
War of the Fourth Coalition
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt (1806)
Battle of Eylau (1807)
War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of Lützen (1813) (DOW)
Awards
Pour le Mérite
Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars. Scharnhorst limited the use of corporal punishments, established promotion for merit, abolished the enrollment of foreigners, began the organization of a reserve army, and organized and simplified the military administration.
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