Dmitri Erofejewitsch Osten-Sacken
Dmitri Jerofejewitsch Graf von der Osten-Sacken ( Russian Дмитрий Ерофеевич Остен-Сакен , scientific. Transliteration Dmitrij Erofeevič Osten-Sacken , * 1790 or 1793 , † March 15 . Jul / 27 March 1881 . Greg in Kherson Gubernia ) was a General of the Russian Army .
Life
Osten-Sacken took part in the wars against France from 1807 to 1812, later in the campaign against Persia (1826-1827) and then in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828. When the uprising in Poland broke out in 1831 , Osten-Sacken was to clarify the situation posted.
During the Crimean War , he helped siege the Silistra fortress and later served as the city's commander during the bombing of Odessa . Then he took part in the defense of Sevastopol and was temporarily commander in chief . In 1855 he was a Count applicable and the following year a member of the State Council appointed.
Dmitri Erofejewitsch Graf von der Osten-Sacken died on March 27, 1881 in the Kherson Governorate.
literature
- A. Polowzow: Russkj biografitscheskj slowar . Volume XII, Saint Petersburg 1905, p. 396 ff. (Russian)
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| SURNAME | Osten-Sacken, Dmitri Erofejewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Остен-Сакен, Дмитрий Ерофеевич (Russian); Osten-Sacken, Dmitrij Erofeevič; (scientific transliteration); Osten-Sacken, Count Dmitrij Jaroslawitsch von der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1790 or 1793 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1881 |
| Place of death | Kherson Governorate |