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COMMANDER // 1768–1843

Peter Wittgenstein

general field marshalRussian Empire9 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1768 – 1843

17701780179018001810182018301840French invasion of Russia · 1812Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Battle of Berezina — November 26, 1812 · Russian Empire · French invasion of RussiaBattle of Czasniki — October 31, 1812 · Russian Empire · French invasion of RussiaBattle of Klyastitsy — July 28, 1812 · Russian Empire · French invasion of RussiaBattle of Smoliani — November 13, 1812 · Russian Empire · French invasion of RussiaFirst Battle of Polotsk — August 17, 1812 · Russian Empire · French invasion of RussiaFrench invasion of Russia — June 24, 1812 · Russian Empire · Napoleonic WarsSecond Battle of Polotsk — 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 1812–1813 — 9 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 44.

Profile

Louis Adolf Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg, better known as Peter Wittgenstein in English, was a prince of the German dynasty of Sayn-Wittgenstein and field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was nicknamed the Saviour of Saint-Petersburg.

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Battles (9)

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