COMMANDER // 1752–1837
Fabian Osten-Sacken
general field marshalRussian Empire3 battles3 wars
Lifespan
1752 – 1837
Active service 1799–1812 — 3 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 47.
Profile
Fabian Gottlieb Fürst von der Osten-Sacken was a field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army of Baltic German descent who led the army against the Duchy of Warsaw. He later governed Paris during the city's brief occupation by the anti-French coalition.
Battles (3)
1799
Second Battle of ZurichWar of the Second Coalition · Russian Empire
1812
Battle of WolkowiskFrench invasion of Russia · Russian Empire
1812
French invasion of RussiaNapoleonic Wars · Russian Empire