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Otto Wilhelm von Derfelden

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Imperial Russian cavalry officer (1735/1737-1819)

Lived 1735 to 1819 · aged 84
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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.

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Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Order of St. Andrew
Order of St. George, 4th class
Order of St. George, 2nd class
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Order of Saint Anna
Order of the Black Eagle

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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.

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Lived 1735 to 1819 · aged 84
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