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Born 1783 • Tallinn • Russia
Died October 5, 1844 (aged 61) • St. Petersburg • Russia
Role In Napoleonic Wars
Nicholas I
Nicholas I
tsar of Russia
Alexander I
Alexander I
emperor of Russia
Alexander II
Alexander II
emperor of Russia
Orlov, Aleksey Fyodorovich, Prince
Aleksey Fyodorovich, Prince Orlov
Russian prince
Aleksey Andreyevich, Graf Arakcheyev
Aleksey Andreyevich, Graf Arakcheyev
Russian general and statesman
Leonty Leontyevich, count von Bennigsen
Russian general
Pyotr Ivanovich, Prince Bagration
Russian general
Mikhail Bogdanovich, Prince Barclay de Tolly
Russian military officer
Sergey Ivanovich Muravyov-Apostol
Russian official
Pavel Ivanovich Pestel
Russian officer
Mikhail Semyonovich, Prince Vorontsov
Russian statesman
Pyotr Andreyevich, Count Shuvalov
Pyotr Andreyevich, Count Shuvalov
Russian diplomat
Henri, baron de Jomini
Henri, baron de Jomini
French general and historian
Peter I
Peter I
emperor of Russia
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
Russian revolutionary
Sergey Yulyevich Witte
Sergey Yulyevich, Count Witte
prime minister of Russia
Suvorov, Aleksandr Vasilyevich, Graf Rimniksky, Knyaz Italiysky, Reichsgraf
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Suvorov, Count Rimniksky
Russian military officer
alexander nevsky, saint
Saint Alexander Nevsky
prince of Russia
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov.
Mikhail Kutuzov
Russian military commander
Grigory Potemkin
Grigory Potemkin
Russian statesman