Johann Hermann von Fersen

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Johann Hermann von Fersen (Russian: Иван Иванович Герман, romanized: Ivan Ivanovich German; also Ivan Ivanovich Hermann; c. 1740 – 9 June 1801) was a Saxon-born infantry general who served from 1770 in the Imperial Russian Army.

Life

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Under Paul I of Russia he served first as quartermaster-general then commanded the Russian contingent in the failed 1799 Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. He was defeated at the Battle of Bergen and taken prisoner. Before news of his defeat reached Saint Petersburg, he had been promoted to infantry general, but he was later excluded from service by Tsar Paul.
The captured Hermann was sent to the fortress of Lille. The French were ready to exchange him for all the French generals taken prisoner in Italy, but Paul I did not agree to this, and Herman remained in captivity until the conclusion of peace. Upon his return from captivity, Herman presented an explanation of his actions and on November 6, 1800, he was again allowed into the Russian army, but received no further appointments.

These unfortunate events affected his health, and on 9 June 1801, he died in Saint Petersburg.

Sources

• http://www.biografija.ru/show_bio.aspx?id=24220
• Russian Biographical Dictionary

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