Service/branch Infantry Commands held 9th Corps Allegiance Russian Empire | Years of service 1786–1820 Rank Lieutenant general | |
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Born 10 September 1773 ( 1773-09-10 ) Battles/wars War of the Third Coalition
Battle of Austerlitz (1805)
War of the Fourth Coalition
Battle of Eylau (1807)
French invasion of Russia
Battle of Borodino (1812)
Battle of Vyazma (1812)
War of the Sixth Coalition
Battle of Katzbach (1813)
Battle of Leipzig (1813)
Battle of Brienne (1814)
Battle of La Rothière (1814)
Battle of Champaubert (1814) Died 20 March 1835, Saint Petersburg, Russia Battles and wars War of the Third Coalition | ||
Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev or Olsufiew or Olssufiev (1773 – 1835) led a Russian infantry corps during the 1814 Campaign in France. In 1805 he commanded a brigade at Austerlitz and in 1807 he was wounded at Eylau. In 1812 he commanded the 17th Division at Borodino and Vyazma. After being promoted to head the 9th Infantry Corps, he fought at the Katzbach and Leipzig in 1813 and at Brienne and La Rothière in 1814. At the Battle of Champaubert on 10 February 1814 he attempted to stop a 30,000-man army under Napoleon. His small corps was effectively destroyed and he became a French prisoner of war.
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