August Neidhardt von Gneisenau

Count August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
Count August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
	Gneisenau by George Dawe, 1818
Born	27 October 1760; Schildau, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	23 August 1831 (aged 70); Posen, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia; (present-day Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland);
Allegiance	Habsburg Monarchy; Principality of Ansbach; Kingdom of Prussia
Years of service	1779–1831
Rank	Generalfeldmarschall
Commands held	VIII Prussian Corps
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Laon; Battle of Ligny; Battle of Waterloo; ;
Awards	Pour le Merite; Military Order of Maria Theresa; Order of St. George;
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August Wilhelm Antonius Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau (27 October 1760 – 23 August 1831) was a Prussian field marshal. He was a prominent figure in the reform of the Prussian military and the War of Liberation.

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