Fabian Gottlieb Von Osten-Sacken

Fabian Gottlieb Von Osten-Sacken

Prince Fabian Gottlieb von der Osten-Sacken (Russian: Фабиан Вильгельмович Остен-Сакен) (20 October 1752 – 7 September 1837) was a Baltic-German Field Marshal who led the Russian army against the Duchy of Warsaw and later governed Paris during the city's brief occupation by the anti-French coalition.

Read more about Fabian Gottlieb Von Osten-Sacken:  Early Career, Napoleonic Wars, Later Years

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