Wilhelm Derfelden

Wilhelm Derfelden
Wilhelm Derfelden
Born	1737
Died	20 September 1819 (aged 82); Kherson, Russia
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Cavalry, Infantry
Years of service	1768–1799
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774); Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792); Polish–Russian War of 1792; Kościuszko Uprising (1794) Battle of Chełm (1794); Battle of Praga (1794); ; War of the Second Coalition Battle of Novi (1799); Battle of Gotthard Pass (1799); Switzerland Campaign (1799); ;

Wilhelm Christoforovich Derfelden (Russian: Вильгельм Христофорович Дерфельден; 1737 – 20 September 1819) was an 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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