Gerhard von Scharnhorst
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 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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Birth Place
Germany, Lower Saxony, Neustadt am Rübenberge
Date of Death
June 28th, 1813
Died Aged
-156
Star Sign
Scorpio
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