Adam Georg von Agthe

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 (Russian: Егор Андреевич Ахте).

Adam Georg von Agthe
Egor Andreevich Akhte
Born12 August 1777
Ahrensburg, Governorate of Livonia
Died(1826-08-26)August 26, 1826
Kremenchuk, Imperial Russia
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branchArmy
Years of service17961816
RankMajor General
Battles/warsWar of the Third Coalition

Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)

Patriotic War of 1812

War of the Sixth Coalition

AwardsOrder of Saint George
Order of Saint Anna
Order of Saint Vladimir
Pour le Mérite
Order of the Red Eagle

Biography

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[2] and also fought at the battle of Borodino.[3] 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.

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References

  1. The State Hermitage. Western European painting. Catalog. 2nd Volume
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2016-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.brdn.ru/person/3.html
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