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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General Peter Wittgenstein canonical 1

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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 ⓘ