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200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
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Author:  SLudwig [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:04 am ]
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The Promise Lives!!

A Prussian Always Keeps His Word!!

Then out of no where rode up the Great Marschall Vorwärts, Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt, having shouted amongst the line Vorwärts Meine Kinder, Vorwärts!! With Honor and Bravery the Legions of Glory smashed into the French rear!!

And when all was done that day, the Great Marschall Vorwärts rode up to the Man he had Promised to and they celebrated. "The Promise Not Forgotten" had been Completed!!

Prussia may not win all the time, but their Honor and Courage is unlike no other. Bested by defeat after defeat The Great Marschall Vorwärts only knew one way!! FORWARD!!

The Only Man never afraid of Ole' Boney, bested him in the end and Won the Triumph Glory!!

This Day, Blücher's Day, Waterloo Day!!

Preußens Gloria!!
Author:  Bill Peters [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:44 am ]
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It was almost as if Blucher was born to help beat Napoleon. The guy fights in the Seven Years War, then takes to the field shortly during the French Rev Wars .... then comes back to fight (and lose) in 1806.

Finally pissed with the way that the French were treating the canteen ladies, he comes out of retirement from his farm and beats the pants off of the French in 1813-15 while suffering only minor losses here and there with Ligny being his worst.

Dies shortly after the wars, his dreams fulfilled. Napoleon outlives him but not by much.

Lets PARTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! :russianveryhappy: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Author:  Jim Pfleck [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
I just finished Leggiere's new book on the Spring Campaign of 1813 and he sheds a lot of light on Blucher as a leader of men and a leader of an army/corps on campaign and in combat. Using letters and orders etc to show that while Gneisenau gets credit for being Blucher's brain, Blucher gave him nearly free reign because their military and political opinions were basically in complete agreement. In short, he shows Blucher to be much smarter and more engaged with the actual managing of his troops than the standard story (Leggiere's 1814 Vol 1 did similar things in my mind for Ney and McDonald, using their letters to show their competency at their jobs)...

I look forward to the 2nd Volume to be released at the end of the month (I started reading the free sample on kindle already) to see how this plays out and now I want to read Leggiere's recent biography of Blucher.
Author:  SLudwig [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 2:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
Bill Peters wrote:
It was almost as if Blucher was born to help beat Napoleon. The guy fights in the Seven Years War, then takes to the field shortly during the French Rev Wars .... then comes back to fight (and lose) in 1806.

Finally pissed with the way that the French were treating the canteen ladies, he comes out of retirement from his farm and beats the pants off of the French in 1813-15 while suffering only minor losses here and there with Ligny being his worst.

Dies shortly after the wars, his dreams fulfilled. Napoleon outlives him but not by much.

Lets PARTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! :russianveryhappy: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


Very well said Bill....lol.... :D

What is so interesting is all the precursor stuff that could of went differently and we may of never heard of him. He had to join the Swedish Army to get captured by a Prussian Hussars regiment in the Pomeranian War. He had to impress the colonel enough to be offered to join. He had to accept that offer. He then did what was probably the most detrimental thing he could of done, but probably changed the course of his own life and the destiny of Prussia at large forever....he had to be a bit excessive in peace, which he always was, he hated those time periods.....he had to have been skipped over for promotion and get angry enough to resign, write a nasty letter to Frederick the Great and get Frederick's wrath to be banned from service until Frederick died. He then had to be reinstated and rejoin. He then had to be promoted for all his actions & survive them. Prussia had to actually go to war for him to fight in Jena-Auerstedt, he had to do well there, survive the battle and survive the retreat and then be exchanged as a prisoner. He then had to and was one of only 2.....2.....of the 143 general officers in 1806 to be kept after the Prussian Reforms that followed Jena-Auerstedt. He drew the ire of several in the Prussian court in peace and during war and even during the 1813-14 Campaigns was at odds quite a bit with the others.....but he was often, through his own actions able to convince the others to take action. He had to be selected to lead the forces in 1813 and to not only survive all those battles but to survive the very harsh 1814 Campaign. Once in Paris he grew very restless and he again had to not get into too much trouble....he did find himself in it too at times. He then had to be well enough for the 100 Days Campaign, survive Ligny and being trapped under his horse for hours, while being ridden over. Nostitz had to find him and then get with Gneisenau and march to Waterloo, to show up at the right place at the right time......he survived several years afterwards. He actually become very wealthy & good at farming. He ended up preferring it, in certain ways to the battlefield. He had debts that the King himself sent money to Blücher to pay for. But by the end of his life, he had found some tranquility for what was a very restless soul.

Anyone of these particular things changed and it could of altered everything......that's a lot of variables.....more than a lot of the Napoleonic commanders.
Author:  SLudwig [ Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
Jim Pfleck wrote:
I just finished Leggiere's new book on the Spring Campaign of 1813 and he sheds a lot of light on Blucher as a leader of men and a leader of an army/corps on campaign and in combat. Using letters and orders etc to show that while Gneisenau gets credit for being Blucher's brain, Blucher gave him nearly free reign because their military and political opinions were basically in complete agreement. In short, he shows Blucher to be much smarter and more engaged with the actual managing of his troops than the standard story (Leggiere's 1814 Vol 1 did similar things in my mind for Ney and McDonald, using their letters to show their competency at their jobs)...

I look forward to the 2nd Volume to be released at the end of the month (I started reading the free sample on kindle already) to see how this plays out and now I want to read Leggiere's recent biography of Blucher.


Ugh, Jim had a great reply and lost it because my log in timed out....should've known better....will work on it and get back to you.
Author:  Jim Pfleck [ Fri Jun 19, 2015 10:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
Thanks for the write up on Blucher. I think he gets a bad knock from a lot of historians. Sure, he was likely an alcoholic, as were many of his peers....
Author:  SLudwig [ Fri Jun 19, 2015 10:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
There is a lot more I want to share too, but it'll have to wait. My arm is not my friend today.... :hmmm:
Author:  Bill Peters [ Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
Good news, Scott, they are working on bionic technology. Maybe in the near future you can get an arm replacement You might get to meet Lindsey Wagner too! :frenchlol:
Author:  Christian Hecht [ Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
Yep than you will still be kicking ass in 20 years: :frenchlol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVQ5O76q7cc
Author:  SLudwig [ Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 200 Years Later - The Promise Lives!!
Haha!! Good news indeed!! :frenchlol:

Yeah I'll take her too please for 500 Alex!! Still pretty hot today even.... :frenchcool

My splints came yesterday for my hands, very, very helpful! :thumbsup: Got to try to find the right amount of time using them and time when I don't have them on, so it gives my hand a chance to rest & breathe.....either way, very helpful indeed!
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