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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Peter Wittgenstein canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of St. Andrew
NERFINISHED
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Order of St. Anna NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of St. George NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of St. Vladimir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Baltic German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Saviour of Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
German
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Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Russian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | campaigns in the Baltic region during the 1812 invasion ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Sayn-Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
defeated French forces at the Battle of Klyastitsy
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halted Marshal Oudinot’s advance on Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bautzen
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Battle of Berezina NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chashniki NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Klyastitsy NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kulm NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lützen NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Paris (1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns against Napoleon during the French invasion of Russia in 1812
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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
NERFINISHED
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Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
French invasion of Russia
NERFINISHED
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Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of the Russian 1st Army of the West
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commander of the Russian 1st Corps ⓘ |
| residence | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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