COUNT

See also:

• LUDWIG, KARL FRIEDRICH WILHELM (1816—1895)
• LUDWIG, OTTO (1813-1865)

LUDWIG ADOLF

See also:

• PETER
• PETER (Lat. Petrus from Gr. irfpos, a rock, Ital. Pietro, Piero, Pier, Fr. Pierre, Span. Pedro, Ger. Peter, Russ. Petr)
• PETER (PEDRO)
• PETER, EPISTLES OF
• PETER, ST

PETER

See also:

• COUNT LUDWIG ADOLF PETER WITTGENSTEIN

WITTGENSTEIN  , prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg (1769—1843), Russian soldier, was descended from a family of formerly independent counts in Westphalia . His father had settled in Russia, and he entered the army, distinguishing himself in the Polish War of 1794—95, and , then serving in the Caucasus . In 18o5, he fought at Austerlitz, in 18o6 against the Turks and in 1807 against Napoleon at Friedland and against the Swedes in Finland . In the war of 1812 he commanded the right wing army of the Russians . In the campaign of 1813 in January he took over the command of the Russian army after Kutfizov's death . But after the defeats of the Spring campaign he laid down this command and led an army corps during the Dresden and Leipzig campaigns, and at Bar-sut-Aube in the 1814 campaign he was severely wounded . In 1823 he was promoted field-marshal, and in 1828 he was appointed to command the Russian army in the war against Turkey . But ill health soon obliged him to retire . In 1834 the king of Prussia gave him the title of prince . He died on the 11th of June 1843 .