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Adam Georg von Agthe

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Adam Georg von Agthe
Egor Andreevich Akhte
Born12 August 1777
Ahrensburg, Governorate of Livonia
Died(1826-08-26)August 26, 1826
Kremenchuk, Imperial Russia
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1796–1816
RankMajor General
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of Saint George
Order of Saint Anna
Order of Saint Vladimir
Pour le Mérite
Order of the Red Eagle

Adam Georg von Agthe (12 August 1777 – 26 August 1826) was a major general in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was also known by his Russian name Egor Andreevich Akhte (Russian: Егор Андреевич Ахте).

Biography

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He was born into a Baltic-German noble family. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1796. He fought at the battle of Austerlitz in 1805, receiving a medal for distinction, and fought in the Russo-Turkish War between 1806 and 1811. He was awarded the Order of St George 4th class on 10 March 1812 for the capture of Batina[2] and also fought at the battle of Borodino.[3] He was promoted to major general after the battle of Leipzig in 1813, but was invalided out of the army on 15 April 1816 due to several injuries.

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References

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  1. ^ The State Hermitage. Western European painting. Catalog. 2nd Volume
  2. ^ "Agthe (russian)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. ^ "Агте Егор Андреевич (Адам Георг) / Персоны / Война 1812 года. Биографический справочник".