Prussian Army Reforms

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:abolished corporal punishment
gptkbp:aimsTo modernizing the Prussian Army
gptkbp:context gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:contributedTo Prussian victories in the Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:endDate 1814
gptkbp:established gptkb:General_Staff_system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prussian Army Reforms
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:includes merit-based promotion
military education reforms
Landwehr system
gptkbp:influenced later German military organization
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French_Resistance
gptkbp:initiatedAfter Prussian defeat at Jena-Auerstedt
gptkbp:introduced universal conscription
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:Gerhard_von_Scharnhorst
gptkb:August_von_Gneisenau
gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
gptkb:Hermann_von_Boyen
gptkbp:legacy model for other European armies
gptkbp:period early 19th century
gptkbp:prohibits nobility's monopoly on officer positions
gptkbp:reorganizedAs officer corps
gptkbp:resultedIn increased military effectiveness
gptkbp:startDate 1807
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Friedrich_von_Roon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7