Eduard Totleben
Franz Eduard von Tottleben | |
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Eduard Totleben | |
| Other name(s) | Eduard Ivanovich Totleben |
| Born | 20 May 1818 Mitau, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 July 1884 (aged 66) Bad Soden, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1836–1884 |
| Rank | Engineer-General |
| Battles / wars | Caucasian War Crimean War Russo-Turkish War |
| Awards | Order of St. Andrew Order of St. George (2nd class) Order of St. Vladimir Order of the Cross of Takovo Order of Prince Danilo I |
Franz Eduard Graf von Tottleben (Russian: Эдуа́рд Ива́нович Тотле́бен, tr. Eduárd Ivánovich Totlében; 20 May [O.S. 8 May] 1818 – 1 July [O.S. 19 June] 1884), better known as Eduard Totleben in English, was a Baltic German military engineer and Imperial Russian Army general. He was in charge of fortification and sapping work during a number of important Russian military campaigns.