Sachar Dmitrievich Olsufiev

Sachar Olsufiev

Sachar Dmitrievich Olsufjew ( Russian Захар Дмитриевич Олсуфьев ; * 1772 ; † 20th March 1835 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian general who under the Tsars I. Paul and Alexander I served.

Life

Olsufjew came from a Moscow noble family. In January 1786 he was already an ensign of the Ismailowski Life Guard Regiment of the Tsarist Life Guard and took part in the Russo-Swedish War from 1788 to 1790 three years later . From 1795 to 1796 he served in a Russian squadron in England. On April 16, 1797 he was made colonel , on June 5, 1798 promoted to major general. He was now given command of his own regiment. However, he later fell out of favor with Tsar Paul I and was forced to quit military service in October 1800.

Only after the murder of Paul I on March 24, 1801 was he able to return to military service on November 4, 1801. He took part in the third and fourth coalition wars against Napoleon from 1805 to 1807 and fought at Austerlitz and Prussian Eylau . On September 11, 1807 he was promoted to lieutenant general and was given command of the 22nd division in the Moldova Army. During the Russo-Turkish War from 1806 to 1812 he was wounded twice, first at Brăila , then seriously during the siege of Russe . The latter wound initially forced him to retire from military service.

He returned on September 9, 1811 and was given command of the 17th Infantry Division. With this he fought in 1812 in the association of the 2nd Infantry Corps against the French invasion. He took part in the battles at Smolensk and Borodino under the command of General Baggehufwudt . From November 1, 1812, he commanded the second Russian corps. In the campaigns of 1813 he fought near Lützen , Bautzen , the Katzbach , Leipzig and the siege of Mainz . In the winter campaign of 1814 he was given command of his own corps and initially fought successfully at Brienne and La Rothière . On February 10, 1814, his corps at Champaubert was completely wiped out by French troops under Napoleon. Olsufjew himself was taken prisoner by the French. He was interned in Paris until the city was conquered by Russian troops on April 1, 1814. Later he was given his own command again.

On June 2, 1831, he finally retired from military service.

Web links

• The Napoleon Series: Russian Generals of the Napoleonic Wars: Lieutenant General Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev (English)

literature

• Alexander Mikaberidze: The Russian Officer Corps in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1792-1815 . Savas Beatie LLC, New York 2005, ISBN 1-932714-02-2