Hans Karl von Diebitsch
Hans Karl von Diebitsch Sabalkanski | |
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Other name(s) | Ivan Ivanovich Dibich-Zabalkansky;[2] Ivan Ivanovich Diebitsch |
Born | 13 May 1785 Groß Leipe, Lower Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 10 June 1831 Kleszewo, Kingdom of Poland | (aged 46)
Allegiance | Russia |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Army |
Years of service | 1801–1831 |
Rank | Field marshal |
Battles/wars | |
Awards |
Hans Karl Friedrich Anton Graf[3] von Diebitsch und Narten (Russian: Иван Иванович Дибич-Забалканский, romanized: Ivan Ivanovich Dibich-Zabalkansky; 13 May 1785 – 10 June 1831) was a German-born soldier serving as Russian field marshal.
Career
Hans Karl was educated at the
During the next five years of peace, he devoted himself to the study of military science, engaging once more in active service in the War of 1812. He distinguished himself very greatly in
After the battle of Lützen (1813) he served in Silesia and took part in negotiating the secret treaty of Reichenbach. Having distinguished himself at the battles of Dresden and Leipzig he was promoted lieutenant-general. At the crisis of the campaign of 1814, he strongly urged the march of the allies on Paris; and after their entry the emperor Alexander conferred on him the order of St. Alexander Nevsky.[4]
In 1815 he attended the Congress of Vienna and was afterwards made adjutant-general to the emperor, with whom, as also with his successor Nicholas, he had great influence. By Nicholas he was created baron, and later count. In 1820 he had become chief of the general staff, and in 1825 he assisted in suppressing the Decembrist revolt.[4]
His greatest exploits were in the
In 1830 he was appointed to command the great army destined to suppress the
References
- ^ The State Hermitage. Western European painting. Catalog. 2nd Volume
- ^ "Hans Karl von Diebitsch | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.
- ^ a b c d e f public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Diebitsch, Hans Karl Friedrich Anton". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 209. Endnotes:
- (in German) Belmont (Schumberg), Graf Diebitsch (Dresden, 1830);
- (in German) Strmer, Der Tod des Grafen Diebitsch (Berlin, 1832);
- (in Russian) Bantych Kamenski, Biographies of Russian Field-Marshals (St Petersburg, 1841)
Further reading
- Chesney, Russo-Turkish Campaigns of 1828–29, (New York, 1856).
- Encyclopedia Americana. 1920. .