Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich Explained

Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich
Death Place:	Nikolskoye, Sakmarsky, Orenburg
Allegiance:	Russian Empire
Branch:	Infantry
Rank:	Lieutenant General
Battles:	French invasion of Russia Battle of Smolensk Battle of Borodino Battle of Maloyaroslavets Battle of Krasnoi War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Katzbach Battle of Leipzig Battle of Vauchamps Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes Battle of Laon Battle of Paris
Commands:	10th Corps
Awards:	Order of Saint George, 2nd Class

Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich or Kapcević^[1] or Kapzewitch (1772 – 3 July 1840) was a General who led a Russian infantry corps during the 1814 Campaign in France. In 1812 he led the 7th Division at Smolensk, Borodino, Maloyaroslavets and Krasnoi. Promoted to command the 10th Infantry Corps, he fought at the Katzbach and Leipzig in 1813 and Vauchamps, Gué-à-Tresmes, Laon and Paris in 1814. He was governor of Western Siberia in 1822–1827 and the following year he led a corps of Siberian militia. He is buried at the church in Nikolskoye, Sakmarsky District, Orenburg Oblast.

See also

• Nikolay Vuich
• Ivan Shevich
• Andrei Miloradovich
• Avram Ratkov
• Ivan Adamovich
• Nikolay Bogdanov
• Ilya Duka
• Mikhail Miloradovich
• Peter Ivelich
• Georgi Emmanuel
• Jovan Albanez
• Simeon Piščević
• Anto Gvozdenović
• Semyon Zorich
• Peter Tekeli
• Fedor Yakovlevich Mirkovich
• Marko Ivelich
• Rajko Depreradović
• Andrei Miloradovich
• Dejan Subotić

Further reading

• Book: Leggiere, Michael V. . The Fall of Napoleon: The Allied Invasion of France 1813-1814 . 1 . 2007 . New York, N.Y. . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-87542-4 .
• Book: Nafziger, George . George Nafziger . The End of Empire: Napoleon's 1814 Campaign . Helion & Company . Solihull, UK . 2015 . 978-1-909982-96-3 .
• Book: Petre, F. Loraine . Francis Loraine Petre . Napoleon at Bay: 1814 . London . Lionel Leventhal Ltd. . 1994 . 1914 . 1-85367-163-0 .
• Book: Smith, Digby . Digby Smith. 1998 . The Napoleonic Wars Data Book . London . Greenhill . 1-85367-276-9 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Hartmut Walravens. Von Russland über die Mongolei nach China: Berichte aus dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert. 2002. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. 978-3-447-04582-7.