# Otto Wilhelm von Derfelden

> Otto-Wilhelm von Derfelden or Wilhelm Christoforovich Derfelden 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.

*Imperial Russian cavalry officer (1735/1737-1819)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1735-09-08
- **Died:** 1819-09-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wilhelm Derfelden](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Derfelden)
- [Wilhelm Derfelden](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Derfelden)
- [Wilhelm Derfelden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Derfelden)
- [Дерфельден Отто-Вільгельм Христофорович](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%9E%D1%82%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wilhelm Derfelden](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Derfelden)
- [Дерфельден, Вилим Христофорович](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q481566)

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