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Biographies
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
Francis II
Frederick William III
Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von
Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Friedrich Ludwig Furst zu
Maximilian I Joseph
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Napoleonic Wars
History of Germany  

              


1805
Alliance
Maximilian I Joseph
  Makes an Alliance with France against the Allies
1805
Alliance
Frederick William III
3rd Nov   Prussia joins the third coalition against France by signing a secret Treaty at Potsdam
1812
Alliance
Frederick William III
24th Feb   Prussia allows for the free passage of French troops against Russia
1813
Alliance
Maximilian I Joseph
  Agrees an Alliance with Austria against France
1806
Battle of Auerstadt
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Auserstadt   Fights at the battle of Auerstadt
1806
Battle of Auerstadt
Frederick William III
14th Oct Auerstadt   Prussia is forced to concede land west of the Elbe
14th Oct Auerstadt   Prussia loses 25,000 killed & wounded & 25,000 taken prisoner
1805
Battle of Austerlitz
Francis II
2nd Dec Austerlitz   The French defeat Alexander I & Francis II in a small town in the Czech Republic
1813
Battle of Bautzen
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
20th May Bautzen   Leads the Prussian troops under Russian command during the War of Liberation
1813
Battle of Bautzen
Wittgenstein
20th May Bautzen   The Russians & Prussians are driven from the east bank of the Spree
20th May Bautzen   Wittgenstein is allowed to retreat because of Ney's late attack
1813
Battle of Dennewitz
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
6th Sep Dennewitz   Bavaria withdraws from the war & German states waver in their support of the French
6th Sep Dennewitz   Bulow assumes overall Allied command of the battle from Bernadotte
6th Sep Dennewitz   Bulow comes to Bernadotte's relief & drives Ney back
6th Sep Dennewitz   Defeats Ney at Dennewitz during his march on Berlin
1813
Battle of Gross Beeren
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
23rd Aug Goss Beeren   Defeats Oudinot at Gross Beeren & Klein Beeren halting the French march on Berlin
1813
Battle of Haynau
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Haynau   Leads the Prussian troops under Russian command during the War of Liberation
1806
Battle of Jena
Frederick William III
14th Oct Jena   Prussia is defeated at Jena by the French
1806
Battle of Jena
Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Friedrich Ludwig Furst zu
14th Oct Jena   Commands a Prussian army which is defeated by Napoleon
1813
Battle of Katzbach
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Katzbach   Defeats the Army of Macdonald
1813
Battle of Klein Beeren
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
23rd Aug Klein Beeren   Defeats Oudinot at Gross Beeren & Klein Beeren halting the French march on Berlin
1814
Battle of Laon
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Laon   Defeats Napoleon & enters Paris
1814
Battle of Laon
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
9th Mar Laon   Joins Blucher & helps defeat the Napoleonic forces at Laon
1814
Battle of La Rothiere
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
La Rothiere   Besieges Napoleon but is forced to retreat
1813
Battle of Leipzig
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
16th Oct Leipzig   Leads the Prussian forces at the Battle of Leipzig
16th Oct Leipzig   To the North, the unexpected arrival of Blucher's Army of Silesia ties down French reserves badly needed for the French main effort
18th Oct Leipzig   Blucher gains ground in the North but is stopped short of blocking the French retreat route, a number of Saxon and Wurttemberger units defect to the Coalition
18th Oct Leipzig   The 6th Coalition is arranged with Field Marshal Blcher (Prussian) & Crown Prince Carl Johan of Sweden to the north, Generals Barclay De Tolly, Bennigsen (Russian) & Prince von Hessen-Homburg (Austrian) to the south & Gyulay (Austrian) to the north
19th Oct Leipzig   French retreat is underway with most of the army's trains and cavalry & infantry corps cross the Lindeneau bridge & march to safety
1813
Battle of Leipzig
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
19th Oct Leipzig   Helps defeat the Napoleonic forces
1815
Battle of Ligny
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Ligny   Defeated at the battle of Ligny
1813
Battle of Luckau
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
4th June Luckau   Defeats Oudinot & Grossbeeren at Luckau
1813
Battle of Lutzen
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
20th May Lutzen   Leads the Prussian troops under Russian command during the War of Liberation
1813
Battle of Mockern
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Wartenburg   Crosses the River Elbe
Mockern   Defeats the Army of Marmont
1813
Battle of Mockern
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
4th April Mockern   Fights at the battle of Mockern
1806
Battle of Ratkow
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Ratow   Surrenders to the French
1815
Battle of Waterloo
Gagern, Heinrich Wilhelm August Freiherr von
Waterloo   Gagern fights at the battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Nassau
1815
Battle of Waterloo
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
18th June Waterloo   Aids Wellington to victory at Waterloo
18th June Brussels Rd   At 9PM Wellington & Blucher meet between La Belle-Alliance & Rossome
18th June Waterloo   The Prussians lose 7,000 injured or killed
1815
Battle of Waterloo
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
18th June Waterloo   Leads the Prussians against Napoleon's right
1806
Commander
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
  Appointed Commander of the 2nd East Prussian Fusilier Brigade
1808
Commander
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
Pomerania   Appointed Commander in Pomerania
1809
Commander
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Pomerania   Appointed Commander
1813
Commander
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
  Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Silesia
1815
Commander
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
  Appointed Commander of the Prussian Army in Belgium
1815
Commander
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
  Appointed Commander of the IV Corps in Blucher's Army
1815
Congress of Vienna
Frederick William III
Vienna   Prussia acquires Westphalia & most of Saxony
1806
Declaration of War
Frederick William III
  Resumption of war against Napoleon
1801
Diplomacy
Maximilian I Joseph
  Signs a separate peace with France
1813
Field Marshal
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Leipzig   Appointed Field Marshal General
1814
General der Infanterie
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
9th Mar   Appointed General of the Infantry
1809
General
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Pomerania   Appointed General
1803
Governor
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Munster   Appointed Governor of Munster
1814
Governor
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
  Appointed Governor General
1807
Independence
Frederick William III
9th July Danzig   Under the 2nd Treaty of Tilsit Danzig becomes a free city
1813
Invasion of France
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
31st Dec River Rhine   The Allied forces under Blucher cross the Rhine
1801
Lieutenant General
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
  Appointed Lieutenant-General
1813
Lieutenant General
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
  Appointed Lieutenant General
1813
Occupation Leipzig
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Leipzig   1st to enter Leipzig
1814
Occupation Paris
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Paris   Defeats Napoleon at Laon & enters Paris
1814
Occupation Rhineland
Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von
Rhineland   Crosses the River Rhine
1807
Peace
Frederick William III
25th June Tilsit   Frederick William attends the peace discussions between Napoleon & Alexander
1814
Peerage
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
  Created a Count
1811
Siege of Berlin
Frederick William III
29th Oct Berlin   Napoleon threatens to invade Berlin if Prussia makes an Alliance with Russia
1813
Siege of Berlin
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
23rd Aug Berlin   Defeats Oudinot at Gross Beeren & Klein Beeren halting the French march on Berlin
Sep Berlin   Bavaria withdraws from the war & German states waver in their support of the French
6th Sep Berlin   Defeats Ney at Dennewitz during his march on Berlin
1807
Siege of Danzig
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
Danzig   Serves in the siege of Danzig
1813
Siege of Halle
Bulow, Friedrich Wilhelm
2nd May Halle   Storms Halle
1805
Treaty of Pressburg
Maximilian I Joseph
Pressburg   Gains territory & assumes title of King
1807
Treaty of Tilsit, 2nd
Frederick William III
9th July Tilsit   Danzig becomes a free city
9th July Tilsit   Prussia loses half of its territory west of the River Elbe to France
9th July Tilsit   Prussia loses most of its Polish territory to the grand Duchy of Warsaw
9th July Tilsit   Prussia's Army is reduced to 42,000

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