General Peter Wittgenstein

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General Peter Wittgenstein was a Russian field marshal best known for his successful campaigns against Napoleon’s forces during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
military commander
allegiance Russian Empire
awardReceived Order of St. Andrew
Order of St. Anna
Order of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
ethnicGroup Baltic German
familyName Wittgenstein
linked to: Ludwig Wittgenstein
givenName Peter
honorificTitle Saviour of Saint Petersburg
languageSpoken German
Russian
memberOf Russian nobility
militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
militaryConflict campaigns in the Baltic region during the 1812 invasion
militaryRank Field Marshal of the Russian Empire
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamily House of Sayn-Wittgenstein
nobleTitle Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein
notableAchievement defeated French forces at the Battle of Klyastitsy
halted Marshal Oudinot’s advance on Saint Petersburg
notableBattle Battle of Bautzen
Battle of Berezina
Battle of Chashniki
Battle of Dresden
Battle of Klyastitsy
Battle of Kulm
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Lützen
Battle of Paris (1814)
Battle of Polotsk
notableFor campaigns against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812
leading Russian forces in northern theater of the 1812 campaign
notableWork defense of the approaches to Saint Petersburg in 1812
occupation military officer
opponent French Empire
linked to: First French Empire

Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
participantIn French invasion of Russia
Napoleonic Wars
War of the Sixth Coalition
positionHeld commander of the Russian 1st Army of the West
commander of the Russian 1st Corps
residence Russian Empire
sexOrGender male

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crossing of the Berezina River commander General Peter Wittgenstein