Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil


Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil
Portrait by George Dawe
Birth nameLevan Mikheilis dze Iashvili
Born(1772-08-17)August 17, 1772
DiedApril 19, 1836(1836-04-19) (aged 63)
Kiev, Russian Empire
AllegianceRussian Empire
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
  • Artillery & Army
Years of service1786-1836
RankGeneral of the Artillery
CommandsAdvanceguard at Chashniki (1812)
Chief of Artillery of the Russian army (1813 - 1814)
Chief of Artillery of the First Western Army (1819 - 1832)
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Prince Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil (Russian: Лев Михайлович Яшвиль), also known as Levan Mikheilis dze Iashvili (Georgian: ლევან მიხეილის ძე იაშვილი) (1772 - April 19, 1836) was a Georgian nobleman and a general of the Imperial Russian Army. Yashvil took part in a number of significant military campaigns, including during the French invasion of Russia, the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) and the Kościuszko Uprising.