Anton Skalon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anton Skalon

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1767

Place of Birth: Biysk, Altai Krai, Russia

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1812

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Anton Antonovich Skalon (Russian - ????? ????????? ??????; 6 September 1767, Biysk fortress – 1812) was a Russian commander during the Napoleonic Wars, rising to the rank of major general in the Imperial Russian Army.
He was a descendant of the French Huguenot George de Skalon, whose sons Stepan and Daniel had moved to Russia in 1710. Skalon was killed on 5 August 1812 in the Battle of Smolensk.
He and his regiment of dragoons, combined with a detachment of cossacks, were in the Rachenskoe suburb.
Aiming to prevent the French attack, Skalon attacked quickly but was killed on the spot and his force pushed into retreat.
His body fell into enemy hands and at Napoleon's personal command it was buried with full military honours three days after the French occupation of Smolensk.



Alternative names	G. Daoe; D. Doj; Dawe; [Dawe]
Description	English portrait painter
Date of birth/death	8 February 1781	15 October 1829
Location of birth/death	St James's, Westminster	Kentish Town
Work location	Saint Petersburg (1818–1828)
Authority control	: Q1507231 VIAF: 22413721 ISNI: 0000 0000 6660 9928 ULAN: 500021368 LCCN: n83227323 WGA: DAWE, George WorldCat