Tag: Prussian

Black Powder, Napoleonic Wars 1789-1815, Work in Progress

Preview: Prussian High Command – Blucher, Gneisenau and von Zeiten

12 Days of Christmas – Day 7 Our next 12 Days of Christmas present is a first look at this beautifully sculpted set depicting the Prussian High Command during the 100 Days campaign leading up to the battle of Waterloo. Field Marshal von Blücher. General August von Gneisenau, Blücher’s chief of staff. Marshal Friedrich Karl von Zeiten….

Black Powder, Napoleonic Wars 1789-1815, Uniforms & History

History: Field Marshal Prince Gebhard von Blücher (1742-1819)

Born in Rostock, Mecklenburg the son of a land-owning family, Blücher was destined for military service. In 1758, at the age of 16, he joined the Swedish Army as a hussar, to fight against Prussia in the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Blücher was captured two years later whilst fighting against Prussian hussars. The Prussians were so…