Maxim Grigorievich Vlasov | |
Birth Date: | 1767 |
Death Date: | 1848 |
Battles: | Russo-Circassian War |
Awards: | Order of St. George Order of Saint Vladimir Order of Saint Anna Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky Golden Weapon for Bravery Order of the Sword Order of the Red Eagle Pour le Mérite |
Maxim Grigorievich Vlasov (13 August 1767 - 21 June 1848) was a Russian commander, general of the cavalry (1843), and chieftain of the Don Cossack army (1836).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He commanded the Russian troops during the Russo-Circassian War and played a major role in the Circassian genocide.