Gerhard von Scharnhorst

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Prussian_military_reform_movement
War of Liberation
Prussian_military_leadership
gptkbp:awards Order of the Red Eagle
Order of Saint John
gptkbp:birthDate 1755-11-12
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Breslau_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Prussian_Army
gptkbp:contribution modernization of military tactics
integration of technology in warfare
establishment of military academies
development of general staff system
gptkbp:deathDate 1813-06-28
gptkbp:education gptkb:Military_Academy_of_Berlin
gptkbp:famousFor strategic innovations
gptkbp:foughtIn War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerhard von Scharnhorst
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
future military leaders
German_military_doctrine
European_military_reforms
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frederick_the_Great
Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:influenceOn modern military theory
gptkbp:involvedIn Napoleonic Wars
Prussian_military_history
Prussian_reforms
gptkbp:knownFor military reforms
advocacy for meritocracy in the military
leadership in military education
gptkbp:legacy Scharnhorst_doctrine
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Prussian_Army
total war
people's war
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Prussian
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bremen,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Breslau,_Silesia
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1778-1813
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louise_von_Scharnhorst
gptkbp:strategicGoals defensive warfare
offensive operations
gptkbp:supportRole educator
commander
reformer
strategist