COMMANDER // 1759–1813
Ivan Essen
lieutenant generalRussian Empire2 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1759 – 1813
Active service 1799–1807 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 40.
Profile
Magnus Gustav von Essen or Ivan Nikolayevich Essen was a Russian lieutenant general of Baltic German origin and the military governor of Riga at the start of the Patriotic War of 1812.
Battles (2)
1799
Battle of AlkmaarWar of the Second Coalition · Great Britain
1807
Battle of OstrołękaWar of the Fourth Coalition · Russian Empire