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Burkhard Christoph Graf von Münnich (Христофо́р Анто́нович Миних, tr. Khristofor (Christofor) Antonovich Minikh; 19 May [O.S. 9] 1683 – 27 October [O.S. 16] 1767) was a German-born army officer who became a field marshal and political figure in the Russian Empire.
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May 15, 2024 · Burkhard Christoph, count von Münnich (born May 9 [May 19, New Style], 1683, Neuenhuntorf, Oldenburg, Denmark—died October 16 [October 27], 1767, Tartu, Russia) was a military officer and statesman who was one of the major political figures in Russia during the reign of Empress Anna (reigned 1730–40) and who led the Russian Army to victory ...
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Burkhard Christoph Graf von Münnich ( russisch Христофор Антонович Миних, Christofor Antonowitsch Minich; * 9. Mai jul. / 19. Mai 1683 greg. in Neuenhuntorf, Grafschaft Oldenburg; † 16. Oktober jul. / 27. Oktober 1767 greg. in Sankt Petersburg) war ein deutschstämmiger Ingenieur, Generalfeldmarschall und Politiker in ...
Battle. In 1738, under the leadership of Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, the Russian Empire organized the Bender Expedition. This initiative aimed to conclude the ongoing wars with the Ottoman Empire, which had not yielded the desired results. The Russians besieged Bender, but their efforts to capture the city and its surrounding key forts ...
- 1737
- Ottoman victory
- Bender, Moldavia
- Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683-1767) Born: In the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, into a military noble family. Started service/work in Russia: In 1721, Von Münnich was invited to Russia to serve as an engineer and general.
- Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761-1818) Born: In Riga, into a Baltic German-speaking noble family that belonged to the Scottish clan Barclay. Started service/work in Russia: Michael Barclay joined the Russian Imperial army in 1776.
- Ferdinand von Wrangel (1796-1870) Born: In Pskov into the noble Baltic German Wrangel family. Young Ferdinand was a distant nephew to Friedrich Graf von Wrangel (1784-1877), a Generalfeldmarschall of the Prussian Army.
- Adam Johann (Ivan Fedorovich) von Krusenstern (1770-1846) Born: In Hagudi, Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire, into a Baltic German family that descended from the Swedish aristocratic family von Krusenstjerna.
Burkhard Christoph Graf von Münnich was a German-born army officer who became a field marshal and political figure in the Russian Empire. He carried out major reforms in the Russian Army and founded several elite military formations during the reign of Empress Anna of Russia.
The siege or storming of Perekop ( Russian: Штурм Перекопа) on June 1 ( OS: 20 May), 1736, was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739). Russian field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (known in Russia as Minikh) successfully stormed the fortifications at the Isthmus of Perekop and left the Tatar fortress Fortress Or Qapi ...
