Levin August von Bennigsen

**Graf**

Levin August Gottlieb Theophil von Bennigsen
Graf; Levin August Gottlieb Theophil von Bennigsen
	Portrait by George Dawe
Other name(s)	Russian: Леонтий Леонтьевич Беннигсен, romanized: Leonty Leontyevich Bennigsen
Born	10 February 1745; Braunschweig, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire
Died	3 December 1826 (aged 81); Banteln, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation
Allegiance	Electorate of Hanover; Russian Empire
Service/branch	Hanoverian Army; Russian Army
Battles/wars	Seven Years' War; Russo-Turkish Wars (1768–1774; 1787–1792) Siege of Ochakov; ; Polish-Russian Wars (2nd Partition; 3rd Partition) Battle of Mir; Battle of Zelwa; Battle of Brest (1792); Battle of Lipniszki; Battle of Soły; ; Persian Expedition of 1796 Siege of Derbent; ; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Pułtusk; Battle of Allenstein; Battle of Preussisch Eylau; Battle of Guttstadt; Battle of Heilsberg; Battle of Friedland; Battle of Borodino; Battle of Tarutino; Battle of Bautzen; Battle of Lützen; Battle of Leipzig; Siege of Hamburg; ;
Awards	Order of St. Andrew; Order of St. George; Order of St. Vladimir; Order of St. Alexander Nevsky; Order of St. Anna; Golden Weapon for Bravery; Order of the Black Eagle; Royal Guelphic Order; Order of the Elephant; Legion of Honour; Order of the Sword; Military Order of Maria Theresa

Levin August Gottlieb Theophil,^[a] Graf^[2] von Bennigsen (Russian: Левин Август Готлиб Теофиль фон Беннигсен, romanized: Levin Avgust Gotlib Teofil' fon Bennigsen, as well in Russian: Леонтий Леонтьевич Беннигсен, romanized: Leontiy Leont'yevič Bennigsen; 10 February 1745 – 3 December 1826) 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.

^ ^a ^b Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Leonty Leontyevich, count von Bennigsen". Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Feb. 2023. Accessed 9 May 2023.
^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.

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[Britannica-1] Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Leonty Leontyevich, count von Bennigsen". Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Feb. 2023. Accessed 9 May 2023.

[3] Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.

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