Wilhelm Derfelden

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Wilhelm Christoforovich Derfelden
Other name(s)	Otto-Wilhelm von Derfelden
Born	1737 (1737)
Died	20 September 1819 (1819-09-21) (aged 81) 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) Maximeni Battle of Galatz Battle of Focsani Polish–Russian War of 1792 Kamieniec Podolski Castle Kościuszko Uprising Pańków Battle of Chełm Battle of Praga War of the Second Coalition Italy Campaign Battle of Novi Switzerland Campaign Battle of Gotthard Pass Battle of Klöntal
Awards	Order of Saint George Order of Saint Andrew

Otto-Wilhelm von^[a] Derfelden or Wilhelm Christoforovich Derfelden (Russian: Вильгельм Христофорович Дерфельден, romanized: Vil'gel'm Hristoforovič Derfel'den; 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 under Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky, 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-Rymniksky'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.
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