Biographies : 3
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BiographyTAUENTZIEN, Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel, Graf von Wittenberg
Born: Potsdam, 15 September 1760Died: Berlin, 20 February 1824 Joining the Prussian army in 1775, Tauentzien became royal Flügeladjutant 16 February 1793 serving the king directly (he had become Graf von Wittenberg in 1791 and received the “pour le mérite” medal in December 1792). He was also advantageously married when young to a sister of Haugwitz's […]
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BiographyThielemann, Generallieutenant Johann Adolf Freiherr von (1765-1824)Generallieutenant Johann Adolf Freiherr von Thielemann (1765-1824)
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BiographyTORMASOV, Count Alexander Petrovich
Count Alexander Petrovich Tormasov was a prominent Russian cavalryman during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born into a noble Russian family on 22 August, 1752, and in February 1762 he started out as a page at the Imperial Court. At the age of 20 he enlisted in the Vyatka Infantry as Lieutenant. He became Captain […]