Fedor Fedorovich Levisa
Fedor Fedorovich Levisa | |
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Portrait by George Dawe | |
Born |
6 September 1767 Haapsalu |
Died | 16 April 1824 56) | (aged
Allegiance | Russian Empire |
Service/branch | Infantry |
Years of service | 1772-1814 |
Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars (Siege of Danzig (1813)) |
Awards |
Order of St. George 3rd class, Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Order of St. Vladimir 2nd class, Order of St. Anna 1st class with diamonds, Gold Sword for Bravery with diamonds |
Fedor Fedorovich Levisa (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Левиз; German: Friedrich von Löwis of Menar) (6 September 1767, Haapsalu - 16 April 1824) was a Russian lieutenant general of the Napoleonic Wars. His family had originally had the surname Lewis before migrating from Scotland to the Baltic in 1630 - by the time of Fedor's birth, it had become a noble family and settled in Livonia.