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Also Known As Levin August Gottlieb Theophil von Bennigsen
Born February 10, 1745 • Braunschweig
Died October 3, 1826 (aged 81)
Role In Battle of Borodino • Battle of Eylau • Battle of Friedland • Battle of Leipzig • Napoleonic Wars
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