Battle of Friedland
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The Battle of Friedland was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars between the armies of the French Empire and the Russian Empire, led by Napoleon I and General Levin August von Bennigsen respectiv
The Battle of Friedland Horace Vernet, 1835
Battle of Friedland – 14 June 1807
French 4th Hussars at the Battle of Friedland. Vive l'Empereur! by Édouard Detaille, 1891
Charge of the French Cuirassiers at Friedland on 14 June 1807. 1807, Friedland by Ernest Meissonier, c. 1875
Levin August von Bennigsen
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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
Battle of Friedland
…June 1807) was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars between the armies of the French Empire and the Russian Empire, led by Napoleon I and General Levin August von Bennigsen respectively. Napoleon and the French obtained a decisive victory that routed much of the Russian army, which retreated chaotically over the Alle river…
Portrait by George Dawe (1820)
Bennigsen with the Ribbon of Saint George.
Count Bennigsen and his family * Wife Maria-Leonarda * Son Alexander