Yevgeny Golovin

Yevgeny Golovin
Born(1782-05-01)1 May 1782
Moscow Governorate
Died27 June 1858(1858-06-27) (aged 76)
Smolensk Governorate
EducationImperial Moscow University (1797)
OccupationGeneral

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Golovin (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Голови́н; 1 May 1782 – 27 June 1858) was a general in the Imperial Russian Army.[1] In 1811 was appointed commander of Fanagoriyskaya Regiment and steadily rose through the ranks until he was promoted to General of Infantry in 1839. He was also Commander-in-Chief in the Caucasus from 1838 to 1842 and Governor-General of Baltic provinces from 1845 to 1848.

  1. ^ Dictionary of Russian generals, members of hostilities against the army of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1812-1815 gg." // Russian archive. T.VII - Studio M .: "TRITE" N.Mikhalkov, 1996, s.366-367