Paul Andreas von Rennenkampff
Paul Andreas von Rennenkampff | |
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Lieutenant-General Paul Andreas Edler von Rennenkampff, c. 1855. | |
| Born | 9 March [O.S. 26 February] 1790 Helmet Manor, Helmet, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Helme, Valga County, Estonia) |
| Died | 8 December [O.S. 26 November] 1857 or 26 December [O.S. 14] 1857 (aged 67) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
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| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1812-1846 1849-1857 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands | 1st Infantry Division 19th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Children | 1 child (debated) |
Paul Andreas Edler von Rennenkampff (Russian: Па́вел Я́ковлевич Ренненка́мпф, tr. Pável Yákovlevich Rennenkámpf; 9 March [O.S. 26 February] 1790 – 8 December [O.S. 26 November] 1857 or 26 December [O.S. 14] 1857) was a Baltic German nobleman, military commander and Statesman in the service of the Imperial Russian Army. Rennenkampff was noted for his distinguished roles during the Suppression of the South Ossetians in 1830 and the Crimean War, especially during the Siege of Sevastopol.