Levin August von Bennigsen

**Graf**

Levin August von Bennigsen
Graf; Levin August von Bennigsen
	Portrait by George Dawe (1820)
Other name(s)	Russian: Леонтий Леонтьевич Беннигсен, romanized: Leonty Leontyevich Bennigsen
Born	10 February 1745; Braunschweig, Electorate of Hanover, Holy Roman Empire
Died	3 December 1826 (aged 81); Banteln, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation
Allegiance	Electorate of Hanover; Russian Empire
Branch	Hanoverian Army; Russian Army
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Battles / wars	See battles Seven Years' War; Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774); Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) Siege of Ochakov; ; Polish–Russian War of 1792 Battle of Mir; Battle of Zelwa; Battle of Brest; ; Kościuszko Uprising Battle of Lipniszki; Battle of Soły; ; Persian Expedition of 1796 Siege of Derbent; ; Napoleonic Wars War of the Fourth Coalition Battle of Pułtusk; Battle of Allenstein; Battle of Eylau; Battle of Guttstadt; Battle of Heilsberg; Battle of Friedland; ; French invasion of Russia Battle of Borodino; Battle of Tarutino ( (WIA); ; War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Bautzen; Battle of Lützen; Battle of Leipzig; Siege of Hamburg; ; ;
Awards	Order of St. Andrew; Order of St. George; Order of St. Vladimir; Order of St. Alexander Nevsky; Order of St. Anna; Golden Weapon for Bravery; Order of the Black Eagle; Royal Guelphic Order; Order of the Elephant; Legion of Honour; Order of the Sword; Military Order of Maria Theresa
Children	8
Vilna Governor General
	In office; July 23, 1801 – October 2, 1806
Preceded by	Mikhail Kutuzov
Succeeded by	Alexander Korsakov

Levin August Gottlieb Theophil, Graf von Bennigsen (Russian: Левин Август Готлиб Теофиль фон Беннигсен, romanized: Levin Avgust Gotlib Teofil' fon Bennigsen, as well in Russian: Леонтий Леонтьевич Беннигсен, romanized: Leontiy Leont'yevič Bennigsen; 10 February 1745 – 3 December 1826) was a German general in the service of the Russian Empire. Bennigsen made a name for himself in Russian history as the man who fought Napoleon Bonaparte with distinction at the Battle of Eylau; but, suffering from ill-health, he was then defeated at Friedland several months later. Bennigsen also played a pivotal role in decisively defeating Napoleon in the War of the Sixth Coalition.