Editing Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (section)

===Education===
[[File:Mannerheim In Nicholas Cavalry School.png|thumb|Mannerheim (right) with a fellow student, [[Antanas Ričardas Druvė]], in Nicholas Cavalry College, Saint Petersburg, late 1880s.|left]]
Mannerheim was sent to the [[Hamina Cadet School]], a state school educating aristocrats for the [[Imperial Russian Army]], in 1882.{{sfnp|Jägerskiöld|1965|pages=68–70}} The handsome young Baron towered over his classmates, standing {{convert|6|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}}. He was expelled in 1886 when he left without permission.{{sfnp|Jägerskiöld|1965|pages=93–94}} Next he attended the Helsinki Private Lyceum, where he passed the university entrance examinations in June 1887.{{sfnp|Meri|1990|page=123}} From 1887 to 1889, Mannerheim attended the Nicholas Cavalry College in [[Saint Petersburg]].{{sfnp|Meri|1990|page=129}} In January 1891, he joined the [[Chevalier Guard Regiment]] in Saint Petersburg.{{sfnp|Screen|1970|page=33}}