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Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow Biography and Timeline

Follow Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow through 31 dated historical records for Germany.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

31Distinct records

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1755–1849Years on this page

1755

Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm von Bulow

Count · Warfare / Military

Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm von Bulow

1806

Commander of Fusilier Brigade

Count · Commander of Fusilier Brigade · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the 2nd East Prussian Fusilier Brigade

1806

Commander of Fusilier Brigade

Count · Commander of Fusilier Brigade · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander of the 2nd East Prussian Fusilier Brigade

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1806-1807

1807

Siege of Danzig

Count · Commander of Fusilier Brigade · Danzig · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Serves in the siege of Danzig

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1806-1807

1808

Commander of Pomerania

Count · Commander of Pomerania · Pomerania · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Pomerania

1808

Commander of Pomerania

Count · Commander of Pomerania · Pomerania · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander in Pomerania

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1808-1811

1812

Governor

Count · Governor General Prussia · Government / Government of Germany

Appointed Governor General of east & west Prussia

Role range: 1800-1815

1813

4 April 1813

Battle of Mockern

Count · Lieutenant General · Mockern · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Fights at the Battle of Mockern

Role range: 1800-1815

2 May 1813

Siege of Halle

Count · Lieutenant General · Halle · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Storms Halle

Role range: 1800-1815

4 June 1813

Battle of Luckau

Count · Lieutenant General · Luckau · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Oudinot & Grossbeeren at Luckau

Role range: 1800-1815

23 August 1813

Battle of Gross Beeren

Count · Lieutenant General · Goss Beeren · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Oudinot at Gross Beeren & Klein Beeren halting the French march on Berlin

Role range: 1800-1815

23 August 1813

Battle of Klein Beeren

Count · Lieutenant General · Klein Beeren · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Oudinot at Gross Beeren & Klein Beeren halting the French march on Berlin

Role range: 1800-1815

23 August 1813

Siege of Berlin

Count · Lieutenant General · Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Oudinot at Gross Beeren & Klein Beeren halting the French march on Berlin

Role range: 1800-1815

6 September 1813

Battle of Dennewitz

Count · Lieutenant General · Dennewitz · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Ney at Dennewitz during his march on Berlin. Bulow comes to Bernadottes relief & drives Ney back. Bulow assumes overall Allied command of the battle from Bernadotte. Bavaria withdraws from the war & German states waver in their support of the French

Role range: 1800-1815

6 September 1813

Siege of Berlin

Count · Lieutenant General · Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Defeats Ney at Dennewitz during his march on Berlin

Role range: 1800-1815

September 1813

Siege of Berlin

Count · Lieutenant General · Berlin · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Bavaria withdraws from the war & German states waver in their support of the French

Role range: 1800-1815

18 October 1813

Paunsdorf Fighting

General · Leipzig · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Leads Prussian troops attacking French positions around Paunsdorf.

Role range: 1800-1815

19 October 1813

Battle of Leipzig

Count · Lieutenant General · Leipzig · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Helps defeat the Napoleonic forces

Role range: 1800-1815

1813

Lieutenant General

Count · Lieutenant General · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lieutenant General

1813

Lieutenant General

Count · Lieutenant General · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Lieutenant General

Role range: 1800-1815

1814

9 March 1814

General

Count · General der Infanterie · Warfare / Military

Appointed General of the Infantry

9 March 1814

General

Count · General der Infanterie · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed General of the Infantry

Role range: 1800-1815

9 March 1814

Battle of Laon

Count · Lieutenant General · Laon · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Joins Blucher & helps defeat the Napoleonic forces at Laon

Role range: 1800-1815

18 June 1814

Battle of Waterloo

Count · Commander in Chief · Waterloo · Warfare / Military

Commander in Chief at the Battle of Waterloo

1814

Governor

Count · Governor of General · Government / Government of Germany

Appointed Governor General

Role range: 1800-1815

1814

Peerage

Count · Lieutenant General · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Created a Count

Role range: 1800-1815

1815

18 June 1815

Battle of Waterloo

Count · Commander of IV Corps · Waterloo · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Leads the Prussians against Napoleon's right

Role range: 1800-1815

1815

Commander of IV Corps

Count · Commander of IV Corps · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the IV Corps in Bluchers Army

1815

Commander of IV Corps

Count · Commander of IV Corps · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander of the IV Corps in Bluchers Army

Role range: 1800-1815

1816

Death of Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow

Count · Commander of IV Corps · Warfare / Military

Death of Friedrich Wilhelm von Bulow

1849

Birth of Bernhard Heinrich Martin Bulow

Count · General · Warfare / Military

Birth of Bernhard Heinrich Martin Bulow

Records, sources and methodology

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