Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien

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Graf Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien
Tauentzien in 1816.
Born	(1760-09-15)September 15, 1760 Potsdam
Died	February 20, 1824(1824-02-20) (aged 63)
Allegiance	Prussian
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General
Commands held	VI. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel Graf Tauentzien von Wittenberg (15 September 1760 – 20 February 1824) was a

Tauentzien was born in Potsdam in the Margraviate of Brandenburg as the son of Friedrich Bogislav von Tauentzien. He married Elisabeth von Amstedt, with whom he had one son and one daughter. The branch of the von Tauentzien family with the title of count ended with the 1854 death of Tauentzien's son, Heinrich Bogislav.

Tauentzien entered the

At

In 1813, Tauentzien was named Military Governor between the Oder and the Vistula Rivers, and he succeeded in the siege of Stettin. As General der Infanterie, he commanded the IV. Armeekorps, which consisted mostly of Landwehr, and participated in the battles of Großbeeren on 23 August and Dennewitz on 6 September. In October his troops left the relative safety of Dessau and crossed the Elbe.

After the Battle of Leipzig, Tauentzien accepted the capitulation of Torgau on 26 December 1813. Generalleutnant Leopold Wilhelm von Dobschütz led the capture of Wittenberg on the night of 13–14 January 1814, but acclaim for the victory went to his superior, Tauentzien, who was granted the honorary title "von Wittenberg", a coat of arms, and, on 26 January, the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. A street in Wittenberg was named Tauentzienstraße, but is now known as Dobschützstraße. On 24 May, Tauentzien recovered Magdeburg.

Tauentzien commanded the VI. Armeekorps during the

Tauentzien died as Commander of Berlin. Tauentzienstraße in Berlin is named in his honor.

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