Leontii Depreradovich Explained

Leontii Ivanovich Depreradovich
Native Name:Леонтий Иванович Депрерадович
Birth Date:1766
Birth Place:Novorossiya, Imperial Russia
Death Date:19 February 1844
Death Place:St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia
Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1771–1807
Rank:Major General
Commands:Semyonovsky Life Guards Regiment
Battles Label:Wars
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Awards:Order of St. George
Order of Saint Anna
Order of St. John of Jerusalem

Leontii Ivanovich Depreradovich (1766  - 19 February 1844) was a major general of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was the elder brother of fellow general Nikolay Depreradovich, both scions of a Serbian noble family that settled in Russia. Depreradovich participated in the War of the Fourth Coalition and the War of the Fifth Coalition and served as commander of the Semyonovsky Life Guards Regiment between 1799 and 1807.[1] Alongside his brother, Depreradovich saw action at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, in which he commanded the 1st Brigade of the Guard Infantry Division.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mikaberidze, Alexander . 2005 . The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars . Savas Beatie . 75 . 9781611210026.
  2. Book: Duffy, Christopher . 1977 . Austerlitz 1805 . Seeley Service . 184 . 9780854221288.