Ernest of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

Ernst von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (January 28, 1789 Barchfeld - April 19, 1850, Schloss Augustenau Herleshausen) was a German noble and Russian General of the Cavalry. Biography Ernst von Hesse-Filipsthal-Barchfeld was born on January 28, 1789, in Barchfeld in Thuringia (Germany), as son of Landgrave Adolph (1742-1803) by marriage to Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen (1752-1805). When his homeland was overrun by the French, he fled to Russia and was admitted into Russian service as lieutenant colonel in the 6th Jaeger Regiment on May 29, 1808. On October 23, 1811, Hesse-Filipstal-Barchfeld was dismissed from service for health reasons but re-admitted on June 23, 1812, with the promotion to colonel and the appointment in the cavalry. He took part in the Patriotic War of 1812 for the liberation of Europe from Napoleon. He was seriously wounded on August 29, 1812, at the Battle of Borodino when his leg was torn off by a cannonball.