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Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow, Graf von Dennewitz (
February 16,
1755 –
February 25,
1816) was a
Prussian general of the
Napoleonic Wars.
Early life
Bülow was born in
Falkenberg (Wische) in the
Altmark and was the elder brother of
Freiherr Dietrich Heinrich von Bülow. He received an excellent education, and entered the
Prussian army in 1768, becoming
ensign in 1772, and second lieutenant in 1775. He took part in the
Potato War of 1778, and subsequently devoted himself to the study of his profession and of the sciences and arts.
Throughout his life Bülow was devoted to music, his great musical ability bringing him to the notice of King
Frederick William II of Prussia, and ca. 1790 he was conspicuous in the most fashionable circles of
Berlin. He did not, however, neglect his military studies, and in 1792 he was made military instructor to the young
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, becoming at the same time full captain. He took part in the campaigns of 1792-94 on the
Rhine, and received for signal courage during the
siege of Mainz the order
Pour le Mérite and promotion to the rank of major.
After this Bülow went to garrison duty at
Soldau. In 1802 he married the daughter of Colonel von Auer, and in the following year he became lieutenant-colonel, remaining at Soldau with his
corps. The vagaries and misfortunes of his brother Dietrich affected his happiness as well as his fortune. The loss of two of his children was followed in 1806 by the death of his wife, and a further source of disappointment was the exclusion of his regiment from the field army sent against
Napoleon in 1806. The disasters of the campaign aroused his energies. He did excellent service under
Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq's command in the latter part of the war, was wounded in action, and finally designated for a brigade command in Field Marshal
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher's force.
In 1808 Bülow married the sister of his first wife, a girl of eighteen. He was made a major-general in the same year, and henceforward he devoted himself wholly to the regeneration of Prussia. The intensity of his patriotism threw him into conflict even with Blücher and led to his temporary retirement; in 1811, however, he was again employed.
War of Liberation
1813-1814
In the critical days preceding the
War of Liberation, Bülow kept his troops in hand without committing himself to any irrevocable step until the decision was made. On
14 March 1813 he was made a lieutenant-general. He fought against
Oudinot in defence of Berlin, and in the summer came under the command of
Bernadotte,
crown prince of
Sweden. At the head of an army corps Bülow distinguished himself greatly in the
Battle of Grossbeeren, a victory which was attributed almost entirely to his leadership. A little later he won the great victory at the
Battle of Dennewitz, which for the second time checked Napoleon's advance on Berlin. This inspired the greatest enthusiasm in Prussia, as being won by mainly Prussian forces, and rendered Bülow's popularity almost equal to that of Blücher. Bülow's corps played a conspicuous part in the final overthrow of Napoleon at
Leipzig, and he was then entrusted with the task of evicting the French from
Holland and
Belgium. In an almost uniformly successful campaign he won a signal victory at
Hoogstraten, and in the campaign of 1814 he invaded France from the north-west, joined Blücher, and took part in the brilliant victory of
Laon in March. He was made general of infantry and received the title of Count Bülow von Dennewitz.
Hundred Days
In the short peace of 1814-1815 Bülow was at
Königsberg as commander-in-chief in Prussia proper. He was soon called to the field again, and in the
Waterloo campaign commanded the IV Corps of Blücher's army. He wasn't present at
Ligny, but his corps headed the flank attack upon Napoleon at the
Battle of Waterloo, and bore the heaviest part in the fighting of the Prussian troops around Plancenoit. He took part in the invasion of France, but died suddenly on
25 February 1816, a month after his return to the Königsberg command.
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