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Boyen, Hermann von (boi`ən), 1771–1848, Prussian field marshal. After the Prussian defeat by Emperor Napoleon I Napoleon I (nəpō`lēən, Fr. näpôlāōN`), 1769–1821, emperor of the French, b.
..... Click the link for more information. and the disastrous treaties of Tilsit in 1807 (see Sovetsk Sovetsk (səvyĕtsk`), formerly Tilsit
..... Click the link for more information. ), he assisted Scharnhorst Scharnhorst, Gerhard Johann David von (gĕr`härt yō`hän dä`vēt fən shärn`hôrst)
..... Click the link for more information. in the reorganization of the Prussian army. As chief of staff to F. W. von Bülow Bülow, Friedrich Wilhelm, Freiherr von (frē`drĭkh vĭl`hĕlm frī`hĕr fən bü`lō)
..... Click the link for more information. , he fought (1813–14) against the French in the War of Liberation, and as minister of war (1814–19) he completed the reforms that were initiated earlier. His measures, including the introduction of general conscription and the development of a national guard, formed the basis of Prussian military strength. He was again minister of war from 1841 to 1847.