gl von blucher

Blü·cher

[bloo-ker, -cher; German bly-khuhr]
noun
Geb·hart Le·be·recht von [gep-hahrt ley-buh-rekht fuhn] , 1742–1819, Prussian field marshal.
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blucher (ˈbluːkə, -tʃə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
obsolete a high shoe with laces over the tongue
 
[C19: named after Field Marshal Blücher]

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Blücher (German ˈblyçər) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Gebhard Leberecht von (ˈɡɛphart ˈleːbərɛçt fɔn). 1742--1819, Prussian field marshal, who commanded the Prussian army against Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)

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