Karl Wilhelm Georg von Grolmann ( July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. Events 1608 - At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shot two Iroquois chiefs to death. This was to set the tone for French-Iroquois relations for... July 30, Events The Cornish language died out 2nd edition of Encyclopædia Britannica published January 3 - American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. January 12 - Mission Santa Clara de Asís is founded in what is now Santa Clara, California January 16 - Vermont declares... 1777 - June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Marcus Didius is assassinated in his palace. 1283 - Treaty of Rheinfelden - Duke Rudolph II of Austria has to waive his right to the Duchies of... June 1, Events February 6 - The first United States The Virginia Minstrels opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City). February 11 - Giuseppe Verdis opera I Lombardi premieres in Milan May 18 - The Disruption of the Church of Scotland took place in Edinburgh May 22 - The first major wagon train headed for... 1843), The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia ( German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad... Prussian General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. The title is used by land and sometimes air forces. In the navies of the world, the equivalent rank is Admiral. Its equivalent rank in the Royal Air Force... general, was born in For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). Berlin [ bɛrˈliːn ] is the national capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4.5 million before World War II. Berlin is located on the rivers Spree and... Berlin.

He entered an infantry regiment when scarcely thirteen, became an ensign in 1795, second lieutenant 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 3 - The Treaty of Tripoli (a peace treaty between the United States and Tripoli) is signed at Algiers. January 7 - The parliament of the Repubblica Cisalpina adopts the Italian gree-white-red tricolour as official flag... 1797, first lieutenant 1804 is a leap year starting on Sunday. Events January January 1 - End of French rule in Haiti February February 14 - First Serbian Uprising began. February 15 - New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery February 16 - First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the... 1804 and staff-captain in 1805. As a subaltern he had become one of Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (November 12, 1755 - June 28, 1813) was a general in Prussian service, Chief of the Prussian General Staff, noted for both his writings and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars. Born at Bordenau near Hanover, of farming stock, he succeeded in educating himself and in... Scharnhorst's intimates, and he was distinguished for his energetic and fearless character before the war of 1806, in which he served throughout, from See also Jena, Louisiana, United States. Map of Germany showing Jena Jena is a town in central Germany on the River Saale. With a population of 101,325 (as of 30 June 2003) it is the third biggest town in the federal state of Thuringia. History Jena was first mentioned... Jena to the The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the town of Tilsit in July, 1807. The first was signed on July 7, between Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon I of France. The second was signed with Prussia on July 9. The treaties... peace of Tilsit, as a staff officer, and won the rank of major for distinguished service in action. After the peace, and the downfall of Prussia, he was one of the most active of Scharnhorst's assistants in the work of reorganization (1809), joined the Tugendbund and endeavoured to take part in Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776 - 1809), was a Prussian soldier who revolted unsuccessfully against French domination in May of 1809. Ferdinand von Schill - Monument in Stralsund He was born in Saxony, and entered the Prussian cavalry at the age of twelve, he was still a subaltern of dragoons when he... Schill's abortive expedition, after which he entered the Austrian service as a major on the general staff.

Thereafter he journeyed to This article is about the Spanish city. For other cities and meanings see Cadiz (disambiguation). C diz is a coastal city in southwestern Spain, in the region of Andalusia, and is the capital of the province of C diz. As of the 2003 census its population was 134,989, and... Cadiz to assist the Spaniards against For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). Portrait of Napoléon Bonaparte Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general and ruler of France. He was a general of the French Revolution and became the effective ruler of France in 1799: he was First Consul (Premier... Napoleon, and he led a corps of volunteers in the defence of that port against Claude Victor-Perrin, duke of Belluno (December 7, 1764 - March 1, 1841), marshal of France, was born at La Marche (Vosges). In 1781 he entered the army as a private soldier, and after ten years service he received his discharge and settled at Valence. Soon afterwards he joined the local... Marshal Victor in 1810. He was present at the The Battle of Albuera took place in Spain on May 16, 1811, between the French Army, under the command of Field Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, and an Allied force of British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops. The combined forces were under the command of Lord William Beresford, Marshal of... battle of Albuera, at Saguntum, and at Valencia, becoming a prisoner of war at the surrender of the last-named place. Soon, however, he escaped to Switzerland, whence early in 1813 he returned to Prussia as a major on the general staff. He served successively under Colonel von Dolffs and General von Kleist, and as commissioner at the headquarters of the Russian general Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, called by the Russians Mikhail Bogdanovich, Prince Barclay de Tolly (Михаил Богданович Барклай-де-Толли) (1761 - 1818), Russian field marshal... Barclay de Tolly.

He took part with Kleist in the victory of Kuim, and recovered from a severe wound received at that action in time to be present at the Map of battle by 18 October 1813, from Meyers Encyclopaedia The Battle of Leipzig (October 16-19, 1813), also called the Battle of the Nations, was the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars and one of the worst defeats suffered by Napoleon Bonaparte. Following the disastrous campaign in Russia and... battle of Leipzig. He played a conspicuous part in the campaign of 1814 in France, after which he was made a major-general. In this rank be was appointed quartermaster-general to Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ( December 16, 1742 in Rostock ( Mecklenburg) - September 12, 1819) in Krieblowitz ( Silesia), count, later elevated Prince of Wahlstatt, was a Prussian general who led his army against Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Honorary citizen... Field Marshal Prince Blücher, and, after his chief and August Wilhelm Anton, Count Neithardt von Gneisenau ( 27 October 1760 - 24 August 1831) was a Prussian field marshal. He was the son of a Saxon officer named Neithardt. Born in 1760 at Schildau, near Torgau, he grew up in great poverty there, and subsequently at Würzburg and Erfurt... Gneisenau, Grolmann had the greatest share in directing the Prussian operations of 1815.

In the decision, on the 18th of June 1815, to press forward to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1 May 1769–14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. He came from an established family of noblemen – his father was the Earl of Mornington... Wellington's assistance, Grolmann actively concurred, and as the troops approached the battle-field, he is said to have overcome the momentary hesitation of the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff by himself giving the order to advance.

After the peace of 1815, Grolmann occupied important positions in the ministry of war and the general staff. His last public services were rendered in The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania... Poland as commander-in-chief, and practically as civil administrator of the province of Posen. He was promoted general of infantry in 1837 and died on the 1st of June 1843, at Posen. His two sons became generals in the Prussian army. The Prussian 18th infantry regiment bore his name.

General von Grolmann supervised and provided much of the material for von Damitz's Gesch. des Feldzugs 1815 (Berlin, 1837-1838), and Gesch. des Feldzugs 1814 in Frankreich (Berlin, 1842-1843).

See Von Conrady, Leben und Wirken des Generals Karl von Grolmann (Berlin, 1894-1896).

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