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Levin August von Bennigsen

1745 - 1826

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Levin August Gottlieb Theophil, Graf 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Levin August von Bennigsen is the 466th most popular military personnel (down from 360th in 2019), the 1,173rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 828th in 2019) and the 89th most popular German Military Personnel.

Levin August von Bennigsen is most famous for his defeat at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 466 out of 2,058. Before him are Zhang He, Otto von Below, Mikhail Kirponos, Elisabeth Volkenrath, Johannes Frießner, and Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis. After him are Jan Kubiš, Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, Tamon Yamaguchi, Maher al-Assad, Theodoros Kolokotronis, and Herberts Cukurs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 10. Before him are Maria Luisa of Spain, Philippe Pinel, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Johan Gottlieb Gahn, Johan Christian Fabricius, and Carl Stamitz. After him are Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Johann Hieronymus Schröter, Fyodor Ushakov, Andrianampoinimerina, Gregory V of Constantinople, and Mihrişah Sultan. Among people deceased in 1826, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 18. Before him are Stamford Raffles, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Nikolay Karamzin, Frederica of Baden, Elizabeth Alexeievna, and Johann Elert Bode. After him are Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Johann Baptist von Spix, Franz Danzi, Clarke Abel, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, and John Farey Sr..

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 1,173 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann Goldschmidt (1802), Gertrude of Hohenberg (1225), Julius Richard Petri (1852), John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525), George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1624), and Johannes Frießner (1892). After him are Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (1227), Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1658), Henry Suso (1295), August von Wassermann (1866), and Johann Kuhnau (1660).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 89. Before him are Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Günther Rall (1918), Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1887), Friedrich Dollmann (1882), and Johannes Frießner (1892). After him are Josef Harpe (1887), Herbert Gille (1897), Karl von Bülow (1846), Christian Wirth (1885), Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594), and Alfred von Waldersee (1832).

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