Paul Andreas von Rennenkampff


Paul Andreas von Rennenkampff
Lieutenant-General Paul Andreas Edler von Rennenkampff, c. 1855.
Born9 March [O.S. 26 February] 1790
Died8 December [O.S. 26 November] 1857 or 26 December [O.S. 14] 1857 (aged 67)
Buried
Allegiance Russian Empire
Branch Imperial Russian Army
Service years1812-1846
1849-1857
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands1st Infantry Division
19th Infantry Division
Conflicts
Children1 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.