| Wilhelm Derfelden | |
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 Wilhelm Derfelden | |
| Born | 1737 |
| Died | 20 September 1819 (aged 82) |
| Place of death | Kherson, Russia |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire |
| Service/branch | Cavalry, Infantry |
| Years of service | 1768–1799 |
| Rank | General of the Cavalry |
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Wilhelm Christoforovich Derfelden (Russian: Вильгельм Христофорович Дерфельден) (1737 – 20 September 1819) was a Imperial Russian General of the Cavalry from a family of Baltic Germans. He fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792, Polish–Russian War of 1792, and Kościuszko Uprising of 1794. In the latter conflict he led troops in the battles of Chełm and Praga. After a period of unemployment, he joined Alexander Suvorov's army in 1799 as a military mentor to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia. He subsequently led a corps at Novi, Gotthard Pass, and in Suvorov's Switzerland campaign.
References
- Duffy, Christopher (1999). Eagles Over the Alps: Suvarov in Italy and Switzerland, 1799. Chicago, Ill.: The Emperor's Press. ISBN 1-883476-18-6.
- Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
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