Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
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Friedrich Wilhelm Count von Buxhoevden, (Russian: Федор Федорович Буксгевден, Fyodor Fyodorovich Booksgevden; other spellings: Feodor Buxhoeveden, Buxhœwden) (September 14, 1750 - August 23, 1811) was a Russian Infantry General and government official who commanded the Russian armies during the Finnish War. The Buxhoevedens were a Baltic German family from Estonia, with roots tracing to Bexhovede, Lower Saxony.
He took part in the Battle of Austerlitz as a commander, contributing to the Allied failure to defeat Napoleon by being drunk during the battle[1].
[edit] See also
- Albert of Buxhoeveden - an earlier member of the family
[edit] References
- ^ Todd Fisher & Gregory Fremont-Barnes, The Napoleonic Wars: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. p. 52
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Biography
- (English) From Buxhoeveden family tree
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