Cyprian Belzig von Kreutz
Cyprian Belzig von Kreutz | |
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Portrait by George Dawe, 1826 | |
| Other name | Cyprian Antonovich Kreutz |
| Born | 10 July 1777 Rzeczyca, Minsk Voivodeship, Poland–Lithuania |
| Died | 13 July 1850 (aged 73) Courland Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Branch | Russian Imperial Army |
| Rank | General |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Order of Saint George |
Cyprian Gualbert Heinrich Graf[a] von Kreutz (Russian: Киприан Антонович Крейц, romanized: Kiprian Antonovich Kreyts; 10 July 1777 – 13 July [O.S. 1 July] 1850) was a general of the Russian Imperial Army known for his service in the Napoleonic Wars and the November Uprising.
Early life and career
Kreutz was born in Rzeczyca (today Rechytsa), Minsk Voivodeship to the Baltic German branch of the Prussian noble Creytz (noble family). He began his military career in Poland-Lithuania in the service of King Stanisław August Poniatowski, with the rank of adjutant-general. In 1801 he served as colonel in the regiment of Valerian Zubov. Between 1805 and 1807 he took part in thirteen battles. Between 1808 and 1809 he was posted to the Baltic shore, and in 1810 he was named commander of a regiment of Siberian dragoons.
He participated in the campaign of 1812, fighting at Ostrovno, Klyastitsy, Smolensk, Tarutino, Maloyaroslavets, and Vyazma. On 15 June he was promoted to major general. On 30 June he commanded troops at Ashmyany. At the Battle of Borodino he was wounded in action. He led numerous campaigns in the following two years, and in 1814 was appointed governor general of the Duchy of Schleswig.[1]
On 11 December 1824 he was made lieutenant general, and participated in the Russo-Turkish War, in the Principality of Moldavia and in Bulgaria. After these campaigns he retired from active service.
He came out of retirement during the November Uprising of 1830, and contributed to the Polish defeat on the southeastern front. In August 1831 he took part in the capture of Warsaw. In September he was decorated with the Order of Saint George.
Kreutz died at his estate in the Courland Governorate.
Notes
- ^ Regarding personal names: Graf was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Count. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine form is Gräfin.
References
- ^ Dictionnaire géographique-historique de l'empire de russie : Nikolai Sergeyevich Vsevolozhski - published by the author, 1813
Sources
- Словарь русских генералов
- Крейц: портрет и послужной список
- Kneschke, Ernst Heinrich (1854). Deutsche Grafen-Haeuser der Gegenwart, Band I, Seite 207-210. Leipzig: Weigel. (de)