Karl Gustav von Baggehufwudt
| Karl Gustav Baggovut Karl Fiodorovitch Baggovut Карл Фёдорович Багговут |
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Portrait by George Dawe
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| Born | 27 (J:16) September 1761 Perila, Governorate of Estonia |
| Died | 18 (J:06) October 1812 Tarutino, Russian Empire |
| Buried | Lavretievski monastery, Kaluga Russia |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/ |
Infantry |
| Years of service | 1779–1812 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Commander (Командир) 14. Egersky Regiment 28 (J:17) May 1797 – 28(J:17) January 1799 Commander (Шеф) 14. (13.) Egersky Regiment 28 (J:17)January 1799 – 08 (J:27Jul) August 1800 Commander (Шеф) 4. Egersky Regiment 17(J:05) November 1801 – 18 (J:06) October 1812 |
| Battles/wars |
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792), Polish–Russian War of 1792, Battle of Maciejowice 1794, Battle of Praga, 1794 (Warsaw), Battle of Pułtusk 1806, Battle of Eylau 1807, Battle of Heilsberg 1807, Battle of Friedland 1807, Battle of Lemo 1808, Helsinki village landing (Taivassalo) 1808, Battle of Borodino 1812, Battle of Tarutino 1812. |
| Awards |
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Karl Gustav von Baggehufwudt (Baggovut) (Russian: Карл Фёдорович Багговут, Carl Feodorovitš Baggovut (27(J:16) September 1761 in Perila, Estonia – 18 (J:06) October 1812) was a lieutenant general of the Russian Empire who took part both in Napoleonic Wars and Finnish War. His family was originally Norwegian, but had moved to Sweden in the 16th century, then to Estonia in the 17th century.
He was seen as one of the bravest Russian generals and, on his death at the Battle of Tarutino (or Winkowo), Alexander I of Russia wrote to his widow, "I have lost a brave commander, useful to the fatherland".
Baggovut was married to Elisaveta Jakovlevna (Margareth Elisabeth) von Fock.
Baggovut had three brothers and one sister:
In 1779 Baggovut's father purchased to Karl Gustav a patent for the rank of the captain of the troops of the margrave of Ansbach-Bayreuth. The young Baggovut began his military career in the Russian army later at the same year. At the rank of sub-lieutenant, he was attached to the Tobolsk infantry regiment as a Подпоручик, Second Lieutenant of Russian Imperial Army. Later in September at the same year he was transferred into the 2nd battalion of the Finnish Chasseur Corps. In January 1781 he was transferred to the Dnepr Regiment and took part in the insurrection of the Crimean Tatars. In 1783, he was promoted to a captain of the Siberian Grenadiers Regiment, at the same rank, distinguishing himself in the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792), notably at the battle of Rymnik on 22 September 1789 and the capture of the fortress of Bender on 3–4 November 1789. Then his health deteriorated after reaching the rank of first-major, forcing him to leave the army.
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