Johann Kaspar Fäsi
Johann Kaspar Fäsi (born January 28, 1795 in Zurich ; † August 3, 1848 in Brest-Litowsk ), also Johann Kaspar Faesi , Karl Karlovič Fezi (or Feze ; Russian Карл Карлович Фези , Russian Фезе ) and Karp Karpovič Fezi ( Feze ) , was a Swiss lieutenant general in Russian service.
Fäsi was the son of a history and geography teacher as well as secretary at the higher court in Zurich. In 1816 Fäsi joined the Russian army , participated among other things in the suppression of the Polish uprising in 1830/31 , and after his transfer in 1836 served in the Caucasus for seven years , including in 1842 as commander-in-chief in Dagestan .
Fäsi's campaigns are sung in a song: "Woe to us / Fäsi with the army / strive to us / where, and how / brothers, should we hide!"
literature
- The Faesi family , 1532–1932, ed. by R. Faesi, 1932
Web links
- Jost Soom: Fäsi, Johann Kaspar. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Song about Fäsi (Russian)
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| SURNAME | Fäsi, Johann Kaspar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Faesi, Johann Kaspar; Fezi, Karl Karlovič; Feze, Karl Karlovič; Fezi, Karp Karpovič; Feze, Karp Karpovič |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian lieutenant general, native Swiss |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1795 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 1848 |
| Place of death | Brest-Litovsk |