The statue of Field Marshal Keith, located on Broad Street in Peterhead, Scotland, is a Category B monument dedicated to James Keith, a Scottish military figure known as a Field Marshal of the Royal Prussian Army.
Although the inscription on the monument does not mention it, Keith served as a Generalissimo in the Russian army from 1728 to 1747. He distinguished himself in campaigns in Poland, Sweden, and Turkey, and also held positions as governor in Finland and Ukraine. Additionally, Keith was the founder of Freemasonry in Russia and the first Provincial Grand Master.
The statue, placed in front of the Peterhead Town Hall and facing east (with Keith's head turned northeast), was gifted by German Emperor Wilhelm I. It is a zinc copy of a marble monument that originally stood in Wilhelmplatz in Berlin.
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