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Leonty Leontyevich, count von Bennigsen

Russian general
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Also known as: Levin August Gottlieb Theophil von Bennigsen
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Category: History & Society
Original name:
Levin August Gottlieb (Theophil) von Bennigsen
Born:
Feb. 10, 1745, Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick [Germany]
Died:
Oct. 3, 1826, Banteln, near Hildesheim, Hanover (aged 81)
Role In:
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Eylau
Battle of Friedland
Battle of Leipzig
Napoleonic Wars
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Leonty Leontyevich, count von Bennigsen (born Feb. 10, 1745, Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick [Germany]—died Oct. 3, 1826, Banteln, near Hildesheim, Hanover) general who played a prominent role in the Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Having gained military experience while serving in the Hanoverian army (until 1764), Bennigsen joined the Russian Army in 1773 as a field officer and fought against the Turks in 1774 and 1778. He became a colonel in 1787 and participated in the Russian suppression of a Polish uprising (1793), as well as in the brief Russian invasion of Persia in 1796. Opposed to the policies ...(100 of 341 words)

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