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Count Levin August von Bennigsen (1745-1826), a German-born soldier in the service of the Russian Empire during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He led Russian forces at the battles of Eylau, Friedland, and Borodino, as well as several engagements during the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814). Oil on canvas portrait by George Dawe, 1820.
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
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Dawe, G. (2023, July 18). Levin August von Bennigsen. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17649/levin-august-von-bennigsen/
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Dawe, George. "Levin August von Bennigsen." World History Encyclopedia, July 18, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17649/levin-august-von-bennigsen/.
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Dawe, George. "Levin August von Bennigsen." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Jul 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17649/levin-august-von-bennigsen/.
