Levin August von Bennigsen: Difference between revisions

'''Levin August Gottlieb Theophil''' ('''Leonty Leontyevich'''<ref>Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonty-Leontyevich-Graf-von-Bennigsen Leonty Leontyevich, count von Bennigsen]". ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', 6 Feb. 2023. Accessed 9 May 2023.</ref>), '''Graf'''<ref>{{German title Graf}}</ref> '''von Bennigsen''' ({{lang-ru|Ле́вин А́вгуст Го́тлиб Теофи́ль фон Бе́ннигсен|Lévin Ávgust Gótlib Teofíl' fon Bénnigsen}}, alsoas well in {{lang-ru|Лео́нтий Лео́нтьевич Бе́ннигсен (''|Leóntii Leónt'yevich'') Bénnigsen}}; 10 February 1745 – 3 December 1826) was a German [[general]] in the service of the [[Russian Empire]]. Bennigsen is immortalized as the man who fought [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] with distinction at the [[Battle of Eylau|Battle of Preussisch Eylau]].