Milloin Mannerheim aloitti sotilasuransa?
He was sent to the Hamina Cadet School, a state school educating aristocrats for the Russian army, in 1882. The handsome young Baron towered over his classmates, standing 6 ft 4 in. He was expelled in 1886 when he left without permission. Next he attended the Helsinki Private Lyceum, where he passed the university entrance examinations in June 1887. Besides his Swedish mother tongue, Mannerheim learned to speak Russian, French, German, English and some Finnish. From 1887 to 1889, Mannerheim attended the Nicholas Cavalry School in St. Petersburg. In January 1891, he joined the Chevalier Guard Regiment in St Petersburg.
1887