Peter Khristianovich Truzson ( 1787 - 1865 ) - engineer-general , hero of the Russian-Persian war of 1826-1828 , commandant of the Bobruisk fortress.
| Peter Khristianovich Truzson | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1787 |
| Date of death | 1865 |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Type of army | engineering troops |
| Rank | general engineer |
| Commanded | Bobruisk fortress |
| Battles / wars | War of the third coalition , Russian-Swedish war 1808-1809 , The Russian-Turkish war of 1806-1812 , World War 1812 , Overseas campaigns of 1813 and 1814 , Caucasian war The Russian-Persian War of 1826-1828 |
| Awards and prizes | Pour le MΓ©rite (1814), Order of St. George , 4th century (1826), Order of St. George , 3rd art. (1827), Golden weapon βFor courageβ (1828) |
Biography
The son of Lieutenant General Christian Ivanovich Truzson . He joined the military service in 1786 as a corporal in the Life Guards Horse Regiment , and on February 10, 1796, he was promoted to lieutenant of the Engineering Corps.
He took part in campaigns in Austria in 1805 , against Sweden in 1808 and on the Danube in 1810-1812 . Then he fought with the French in the Patriotic War of 1812 (for the distinction he was promoted to colonel ) and subsequent foreign campaigns of 1813 and 1814 .
Since 1821, Truzson served in the engineers of the Separate Caucasian Corps , in 1826 he was appointed chief of engineers of the 2nd Army and on August 12, 1827 promoted to major general . In this position, he fought with the Persians in Azerbaijan and Armenia . November 26, 1826 was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree (No. 3878 according to the cavalier list of Grigorovich - Stepanov), and on October 29 of the following year he was awarded the same order of 3rd degree (No. 400 according to the cavalier lists ):
| For the excellent courage and discretion shown during the siege and capture of the fortress of Erivani on October 1, 1827. |
Also on January 1, 1828, he was bestowed with a golden sword with diamond jewelry and the inscription "For Courage . "
In 1840, Truzson was appointed commandant of the Bobruisk Fortress and promoted to lieutenant general on April 16 of the following year. He held the post of commandant for over 20 years to a very old age, becoming in 1863 the oldest lieutenant general in service [1] . On November 6, 1863, the elderly Truzson was promoted to general engineer and dismissed from his post and enlisted in the reserve troops in the engineering corps, which he was until his death in September 1865.
His brother Ivan was a lieutenant general and was chairman of the Engineering Division of the Military Scientific Committee.
Sources
- β List of seniority generals. Fixed on January 1. - St. Petersburg, 1863. - S. 133.
- Acts collected by the Caucasian Archaeographic Commission . T. VII. Tiflis, 1878
- Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic dictionary of generals and admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II. Volume II L β I. - M., 2009. - S. 602. - ISBN 978-5-9524-4167-5
- Ismailov E.E. Golden weapon with the inscription "For courage." Lists of gentlemen 1788-1913. M., 2007
- Stepanov V.S., Grigorovich P.I. In memory of the centennial of the imperial Military Order of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George. (1769-1869). SPb., 1869
- List to the generals by seniority. Fixed on February 15th. - SPb., 1865. - S. 134-135.