Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Napoleonic Wars
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, 18th Century European History, German History, Eastern European History
Article abstract: Scharnhorst’s modernization of the Prussian army made it the model for the armies of the nineteenth century. Among the reforms which he either initiated or helped to push through were the development of the general staff, the abolition of army corporal punishment, a scheme for training large numbers of recruits, and the overhaul of Prussian tactical training.
Early Life
On November 12, 1755, Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst was born in Bordenau, a small town in the principality of Lippe, one of the sleepy, minor German states of...
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