Georg von Staal

Georg von Staal, portrait by George Dawe

Georg Johann von Staal ( Russian Егор Фёдорович Сталь Yegor Fyodorovich Staal * October 17 ^jul. / 28. October 1777 ^greg. In Haehl ; † October 23 ^jul. / 4. November 1862 ^greg. In Reval ) was a Russian major general .

Life

Georg, owner of the Rayküll manor , was a member of the Estonian noble family von Staal . His parents were Friedrich von Staal (1733-1801) and Margaretha Elisabeth, born Baroness von Fock (1751-1808). He himself married Amalie Julie von Lilienfeld (1801–1861), a daughter of the Estonian knight governor and district administrator Georg Woldemar von Lilienfeld (1772–1835). The marriage resulted in seven children.

Staal served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army . In 1803 he was a lieutenant colonel in the Pavlograd Hussar Regiment . On January 12, 1806 he was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir IV. Class and in 1811 became colonel . He fought in the coalition and liberation wars , received the Order of St. George IV on November 22, 1812, and was promoted to major general in 1813. In 1815 he was brigadier of the 4th Dragoons - Division and has 1816 his farewell get.

Staal was also the bearer of the Order of St. Anna II. Class, the Golden Sword for Bravery with Diamonds, the Order of the Red Eagle II. Class and the Order of the Sword .

personal data
SURNAME	Staal, Georg von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Сталь, Егор Фёдорович (Russian); Staal, Georg Johann von (full name); Staal, Yegor Fyodorowitsch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Russian major general
DATE OF BIRTH	October 28, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH	Haehl
DATE OF DEATH	November 4, 1862
Place of death	Reval