General Levin August von Bennigsen

Levin August von Bennigsen, a Hanoverian-born officer in Russian service, commanded the Russian army against Napoleon at Friedland in June 1807, where a premature attack across the Alle river left his force pinned against the riverbank and decisively defeated. The defeat led directly to the Treaties of Tilsit and a temporary Franco-Russian peace.

• Lived: 1745 CE – 1826 CE
• Nationality: russian
• Roles: general

Related

• The Napoleonic Era
• Battle of Friedland