Battle of Lützen (1813)
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The Battle of Lützen, fought on 2 May 1813 near the town of Lützen in Saxony, was a major engagement during the War of the Sixth Coalition. It pitted Napoleon Bonaparte's French forces against a coali
Battle of Lützen, 2 May 1813 by Joseph Beaume, 1836–1837
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
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Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst 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
Battle of Lützen (1813)
…developments, Napoleon later regarded the June 4 truce, bought at Lützen and Bautzen, as the undoing of his power in Germany. During the battle of Lützen, Gerhard von Scharnhorst, one of the brightest and most able Prussian generals, was wounded while serving as Wittgenstein's Chief of Staff. Although his wound was minor, the…
Portrait by Friedrich Bury, c. 1810s
Scharnhorst's grave at the Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin
Statue of Scharnhorst on the Unter den Linden, Berlin