Ernst von Rüchel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German general
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Place of Birth: Cieszeniewo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
About Ernst von Rüchel
- Ernst von Rüchel (21 July 1754 – 14 January 1823) was a Prussian general who led an army corps in a crushing defeat by Napoleon at the Battle of Jena on 14 October 1806.
- He commanded troops from the Kingdom of Prussia in several battles during the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793 and 1794.
- Afterward he held various appointments as a diplomat and a military inspector.
- In 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars he held an important army command but has been criticized for his actions at Jena.
- Wounded, he managed to escape the French pursuit, but never commanded troops in combat again.
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