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Wilhelm Christoforovich Derfelden | |
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Other name(s) | Otto-Wilhelm von Derfelden |
Born | 1737 |
Died | 20 September 1819 Kherson, Russia | (aged 82)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Cavalry, Infantry |
Years of service | 1768–1799 |
Rank | General of the Cavalry |
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Awards | Order of Saint George Order of Saint Andrew |
Otto-Wilhelm von[a] Derfelden or Wilhelm Christoforovich Derfelden (Russian: Вильгельм Христофорович Дерфельден, romanized: Vil'gel'm Hristoforovič Derfel'den; 1737 – 20 September 1819) was an Imperial Russian General of the Cavalry from a family of Baltic Germans. He fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 under Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky, Polish–Russian War of 1792, and Kościuszko Uprising of 1794. In the latter conflict he led troops in the battles of Chełm and Praga. After a period of unemployment, he joined Alexander Suvorov-Rymniksky's army in 1799 as a military mentor to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia. He subsequently led a corps at Novi, Gotthard Pass, and in Suvorov's Switzerland campaign.
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