Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich
Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich | |
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| Born | 1772 |
| Died | 3 July 1840 (aged 67) Nikolskoye, Sakmarsky, Orenburg |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service | Infantry |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 10th Corps |
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| Awards | Order of Saint George, 2nd Class |
Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich or Kapcević[1] or Kapzewitch (1772 – 3 July 1840) was a General who led a Russian infantry corps during the 1814 Campaign in France. In 1812 he led the 7th Division at Smolensk, Borodino, Maloyaroslavets and Krasnoi. Promoted to command the 10th Infantry Corps, he fought at the Katzbach and Leipzig in 1813 and Vauchamps, Gué-à-Tresmes, Laon and Paris in 1814. He was governor of Western Siberia in 1822–1827 and the following year he led a corps of Siberian militia. He is buried at the church in Nikolskoye, Sakmarsky District, Orenburg Oblast.
See also
[edit]- Nikolay Vuich
- Ivan Shevich
- Andrei Miloradovich
- Avram Ratkov
- Ivan Adamovich
- Nikolay Bogdanov
- Ilya Duka
- Mikhail Miloradovich
- Peter Ivelich
- Georgi Emmanuel
- Jovan Albanez
- Simeon Piščević
- Anto Gvozdenović
- Semyon Zorich
- Peter Tekeli
- Fedor Yakovlevich Mirkovich
- Marko Ivelich
- Rajko Depreradović
- Andrei Miloradovich
- Dejan Subotić
References
[edit]- ^ Hartmut Walravens (2002). Von Russland über die Mongolei nach China: Berichte aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-04582-7.
Further reading
[edit]- Leggiere, Michael V. (2007). The Fall of Napoleon: The Allied Invasion of France 1813-1814. Vol. 1. New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87542-4.
- Nafziger, George (2015). The End of Empire: Napoleon's 1814 Campaign. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-909982-96-3.
- Petre, F. Loraine (1994) [1914]. Napoleon at Bay: 1814. London: Lionel Leventhal Ltd. ISBN 1-85367-163-0.
- Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
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