Adam Otto von Bistram | |
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Portrait of Bistram by George Dawe | |
Native name | Адам Иванович Бистром |
Born | (1774-10-23)October 23, 1774 Merjama, Kreis Wiek, Governorate of Estonia |
Died | October 17, 1828(1828-10-17) (aged 53) Dresden |
Allegiance | Russian Empire |
Service | Imperial Russian Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Battles / wars | Napoleonic Wars |
Relations | Karl von Bistram (brother) |
Adam Otto Wilhelm Freiherr von Bistram or Adam Ivanovich Bistrom (Russian: Адам Иванович Бистром; 23 October 1774 in Merjama, Kreis Wiek, Governorate of Estonia – 17 October 1828 in Dresden) was a commander in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was from a Germano-Baltic noble family and his elder brother Karl von Bistram also fought in these wars.
References
- Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
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