Scharnhorst reforms

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aimsTo modernizing the Prussian Army
gptkbp:contributedTo Prussian military effectiveness in the Napoleonic Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scharnhorst reforms
gptkbp:implementedAfter Prussian defeat at Jena-Auerstedt
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Gerhard_von_Scharnhorst
gptkb:Prussia
early 19th century
gptkbp:includes promotion based on merit
abolition of corporal punishment
establishment of the War Academy
introduction of general conscription
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French_Resistance
gptkbp:resultedIn creation of a reserve army
greater social mobility in the army
improved officer training
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:August_von_Gneisenau
gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Prussian_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6