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Friedrich Wilhelm Count von Buxhoevden, (Федор Федорович Буксгевден, Fyodor Fyodorovich Booksgevden; other spellings: Feodor Buxhoeveden, Buxhœwden) (September 14, 1750 - August 23, 1811) was a Russian Infantry General and government official who commanded the Russian armies during the Finnish War. The Buxhoevedens were a Baltic German family from Estonia, with roots tracing to Bexhovede, Lower Saxony.

He took part in the Battle of Austerlitz as a commander, contributing to the Allied failure to defeat Napoleon by being drunk during the battle.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Count von Buxhoevden, (Федор Федорович Буксгевден, Fyodor Fyodorovich Booksgevden; other spellings: Feodor Buxhoeveden, Buxhœwden) (September 14, 1750 - August 23, 1811) was a Russian Infantry General and government official who commanded the Russian armies during the Finnish War. The Buxhoevedens were a Baltic German family from Estonia, with roots tracing to Bexhovede, Lower Saxony.

He took part in the Battle of Austerlitz as a commander, contributing to the Allied failure to defeat Napoleon by being drunk during the battle.

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