Matvei Platov


Matvei Ivanovich Platov
Portrait by George Dawe
Born19 August [O.S. 8 August] 1753
in Cherkassk, Don Host Province, Russian Empire
Died15 January [O.S. 3 January] 1818
Epanchitskoe near Taganrog,[1] Russian Empire
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
Years of service1769–1818
RankGeneral of the cavalry

Count Matvei or Matvey Ivanovich Platov (Russian: Матвей Иванович Платов; 8 [19 N.S.] August 1753[2] – 3 [15 N.S.] January 1818) was a Russian general who commanded the Don Cossacks in the Napoleonic wars and founded Novocherkassk as the new capital of the Don Host Province.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference p.304, Mikaberidze was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Martirosova, Margarita (2016). "К вопросу о дате рождения Матвея Ивановича Платова" [To a question about the date of birth of Matvey Ivanovich Platov]. Донской временник. Год 2016-й: краеведческий альманах (in Russian). Retrieved 28 October 2016.

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