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Otto Wilhelm von Derfelden.
Imperial Russian cavalry officer (1735/1737-1819)
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About 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.
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- Born
- September 8, 1735, September 8, 1737
- Died
- September 20, 1819