Wilhelm Derfelden
Wilhelm Derfelden ( Russian Отто Вильгельм Христофорович Дерфельден , Otto Wilhelm Christophorwitsch Derfelden ; * 1737 ; † 8 September July / 20 September 1819 greg. In the Cherson Province ) was an imperial Russian cavalry general of the Chersonese .
family
Wilhelm Derfelden came from the German-Baltic noble family Derfelden . His parents were the Estonian district administrator and heir to Klosterhof and Paunküll , Christoph von Derfelden (1681–1750) and his second wife Anna Elisabeth von Bistram (1699–1774).
According to current knowledge, Derfelden is said to have devoted himself entirely to the military and thus remained unmarried and childless. However, Vladimir Snegotzkij recently found out that General Derfelden received from Catherine II in 1796 over the huge lands in the Cherson Governorate , in particular the associated village of Yastrebinowo in the Olwiopol district , between the sisters Catherine Derfelden, married Semen Martynowskij and Marie Derfelden, married Ignatiev one The division of the estate was completed in Odessa in 1855 . Although the father of the sisters is not mentioned in the act of division, it seemed natural to assume General Otto Wilhelm von Derfelden (1737-1819) as such and to regard these two as his daughters.
Life
First Derfelden drew attention to himself in the Russo-Turkish war . He was already on the side of Suvorov in the ensuing Russian-Austrian war, and he became his loyal comrade in arms. Later Derfelden was even referred to as Suvorov's right-hand man .
In 1789 Derfelden was a Knight of the Order of St. George (Order 2nd Class). In 1791 Derfelden was stationed in Lithuania , but took part in operations from Ukraine during the Russian-Polish war . In the Kościuszko uprising , he distinguished himself by storming Praga . Nevertheless, after the Polish campaign, Derfelden fell out of favor with the emperor .
In 1799 he went to Italy with Romanov . Suworow assigned Derfelden second rank in the order of command after him during the campaign. He then led the command of 10,000 soldiers and played an active part in the victories at Cassano , Trebbia and Novi . Derfelden also stood out when crossing the Alps . After the campaign he said goodbye to active service.
literature
- Genealogical manual of the Baltic knighthoods . Part 2, 1.2: Estonia, Görlitz 1930, p. 50 ; P. 54, Notes No. 9
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Wilhelm Derfelden. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Biography (russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Владимир Ильич Снегоцкий: Связь времен. Истоки. Моя родословная / В. Снегоцкий , Одесса: Бондаренко М. А., 2016, pp. 50–51, ISBN 978-617-7424-01-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Derfelden, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Derfelden, Otto Wilhelm Christophorwitsch (full name); Дерфельден, Отто Вильгельм Христофорович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Imperial Russian General of the Cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1737 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1819 |
| Place of death | Kherson Governorate |