blucher

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noun Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
noun a high shoe with laces over the tongue

Named from Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742–1819), a Prussian general.

"I did not say regularly, Blucher." — The Daughter of Anderson Crow, George Barr McCutcheon
Blucher was gone, none could tell where. — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain
He forgot, however, that he had to oppose Wellington and Blucher. — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon : For the Use of Schools and Colleges, Lord, John

von Blucher, G. L. von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher

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