General of Infantry
1755-1816
Bülow joined the Prussian army in 1768 and by 1797 was commander
of one of the élite fusilier (light infantry) battalions.
He missed the battle of Jena, and was wounded during the 1807
campaign. He was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class for defeating
Oudinot at Grossbeeren, and the Pour le mérite for defeating
Ney at Dennewitz during the autumn of 1813. In 1814 he was promoted
to full general. He arrived too late to participate at the Battle
of Ligny in 1815, but his corps played a decisive role in the
fighting around Plancenoit during the battle of Waterloo.
