August Wilhelm von Scharnhorst

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:advocatesFor conscription
professional_army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Prussian_General_Staff
gptkb:War_College
Prussian_military_reforms
Prussian_military_strategy
military_reforms_in_Europe
Prussian_military_leadership
Prussian_military_tradition
gptkbp:awards Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Black Eagle
gptkbp:birthDate 1755-11-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bremen,_Germany
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Prussian_forces
gptkbp:contributedTo military theory
Prussian_military_history
gptkbp:contribution modernizing_the_Prussian_military
gptkbp:deathDate 1813-06-28
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:education gptkb:Military_Academy_of_Berlin
gptkbp:foughtIn Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label August Wilhelm von Scharnhorst
gptkbp:influence military strategy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
military organization
modern warfare
military logistics
military tactics
command structure
military training methods
military leadership principles
military education systems
European_military_reforms
military_doctrine_in_Germany
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
gptkbp:influenceOn German_military_doctrine
gptkbp:inspiration military theorists
gptkbp:involvedIn Napoleonic Wars
military education
military planning
gptkbp:knownFor military reforms
strategic innovations
leadership in wartime
advocacy for military professionalism
strategic military thought
Prussian_military_reform
gptkbp:legacy military education reforms
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Prussian
gptkbp:notableWork Scharnhorst's_military_reforms
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gerhard_von_Scharnhorst
gptkbp:promotions Lieutenant General
Major General
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:role military strategist
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:King_Frederick_William_III_of_Prussia
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1778–1813
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gneisenau