Adam Georg von Agthe Egor Andreevich Akhte | |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1777 |
Birth Place: | Ahrensburg, Governorate of Livonia |
Death Place: | Kremenchuk, Imperial Russia |
Branch: | Army |
Serviceyears: | 1796 - 1816 |
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Awards: | Order of Saint George Order of Saint Anna Order of Saint Vladimir Pour le Mérite Order of the Red Eagle |
Adam Georg von Agthe (12 August 1777 – 26 August 1826) was a major general in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was also known by his Russian name Egor Andreevich Akhte (ru|Егор Андреевич Ахте).
He was born into a Baltic-German noble family. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1796. He fought at the battle of Austerlitz in 1805, receiving a medal for distinction, and fought in the Russo-Turkish War between 1806 and 1811. He was awarded the Order of St George 4th class on 10 March 1812 for the capture of Batina[1] and also fought at the battle of Borodino.[2] He was promoted to major general after the battle of Leipzig in 1813, but was invalided out of the army on 15 April 1816 due to several injuries.