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Burkhard Christoph von Münnich

1683–1767 · 18th century

Burkhard Christoph von Münnich was a German-born soldier and engineer who became a field marshal of Russia. He completed the Ladoga Canal, and in the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739 he stormed the Perekop lines and burned Bakhchysarai in 1736, took Ochakov and won at Stavuchany in 1739. Exiled to Siberia by Empress Elizabeth in 1742, he was recalled by Peter III in 1762.

Burkhard Christoph von Münnich
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