Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev

Russian Lieutenant General

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1772

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1835

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev (Russian: ????? ?????????? ????????) (10 September 1773 – 20 March 1835) was a Russian infantry Lieutenant General during the reigns of tsars Paul I and Alexander I.
In 1805 he commanded a brigade at Austerlitz and in 1807 he was wounded at Eylau and Heilsberg.
In 1812 he commanded the 17th Division at Borodino and Vyazma.
After being promoted to head the 9th Infantry Corps, he fought at the Katzbach and Leipzig in 1813 and at Brienne and La Rothière in 1814.
On 10 February 1814, he commanded a 5,000-man Russian infantry corps during the Battle of Champaubert in an attempt to stop a 30,000-man army under Napoleon.
His small corps was effectively destroyed and he became a French prisoner of war.



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