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^[1] Neidhardt von Gneisenau^[2] (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.

^ Regarding personal names: Graf was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Count. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine form is Gräfin.
^ German pronunciation: [ˈɡnaɪ̯zənaʊ̯]

[1] Regarding personal names: Graf was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Count. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine form is Gräfin.

[2] German pronunciation: [ˈɡnaɪ̯zənaʊ̯]

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Count August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
Gneisenau by George Dawe, 1818
Born	(1760-10-27)27 October 1760 Schildau, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died	23 August 1831(1831-08-23) (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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