Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev
| Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev | |
|---|---|
 Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev | |
| Born | 10 September 1773 |
| Died |
20 March 1835 (aged 61) Saint Petersburg |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire |
| Service/branch | Infantry |
| Years of service | 1786–1820 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 9th Corps |
| Battles/wars |
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Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev or Olsufiew or Olssufiev (1773 – 1835) led a Russian infantry corps during the 1814 Campaign in France. 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. At the Battle of Champaubert on 10 February 1814 he attempted to stop a 30,000-man army under Napoleon. His small corps was effectively destroyed and he became a French prisoner of war.
References
- Leggiere, Michael V. (2007). The Fall of Napoleon: The Allied Invasion of France 1813-1814. 1. New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87542-4.
- Nafziger, George (2015). "The End of Empire: Napoleon's 1814 Campaign". Solihull, UK: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-909982-96-3.
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