Adam Otto von Bistram
Portrait of Bistram by George Dawe
Native name
Адам Иванович Бистром
Born(1774-10-23)October 23, 1774
Merjama, Kreis Wiek, Governorate of Estonia
DiedOctober 17, 1828(1828-10-17) (aged 53)
Dresden
AllegianceRussian Empire
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
RankGeneralleutnant
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars
RelationsKarl von Bistram (brother)

Adam Otto Wilhelm Freiherr[1] 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.

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  1. ↑ 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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