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Levin August von Bennigsen

General of the CavalryDuchy of BrunswickRussian Empire11 battles4 wars

Lifespan

1745 – 1826

1750177518001825War of the Fourth Coalition · 1806-1807Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815French invasion of Russia · 1812War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Battle of Pułtusk — December 26, 1806 · Russian Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Allenstein — February 3, 1807 · Russian Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Eylau — February 7, 1807 · Russian Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Friedland — June 14, 1807 · Russian Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Guttstadt-Deppen — June 7, 1807 · Russian Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Heilsberg — June 10, 1807 · Russian Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Mohrungen — January 25, 1807 · Russian Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Ostrołęka — February 15, 1807 · Russian Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Tarutino — October 18, 1812 · Russian Empire · French invasion of RussiaBattle of Bautzen — May 20, 1813 · Russia · War of the Sixth CoalitionGerman campaign of 1813 — January 1, 1813 · Russia · War of the Sixth Coalition

Active service 1806–1813 — 11 battles across 4 wars; first command at age 61.

Profile

Levin August Gottlieb Theophil, Graf von Bennigsen, also known as Leonty Leontyevich Bennigsen, was a German general in the service of the Russian Empire. Bennigsen made a name for himself in Russian history as the man who fought Napoleon Bonaparte with distinction at the Battle of Eylau; but, suffering from ill-health, he was then defeated at Friedland several months later. Bennigsen also played a pivotal role in decisively defeating Napoleon in the War of the Sixth Coalition.

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Battles (11)

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