Yevgeny Golovin
Yevgeny Golovin | |
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| Born | 1 May 1782 |
| Died | 27 June 1858 (aged 76) |
| Education | Imperial Moscow University (1797) |
| Occupation | General |
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Golovin (Russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Голови́н; 1 May 1782 – 27 June 1858) was a general in the Imperial Russian Army.[1] In 1811 was appointed commander of Fanagoriyskaya Regiment and steadily rose through the ranks until he was promoted to General of Infantry in 1839. He was also Commander-in-Chief in the Caucasus from 1838 to 1842 and Governor-General of Baltic provinces from 1845 to 1848.
References
Bibliography
- A. Andreev; D. Tsygankov (2010). Imperial Moscow University: 1755-1917: encyclopedic dictionary. Moscow: Russian political encyclopedia (ROSSPEN). pp. 173–174. ISBN 978-5-8243-1429-8.
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- Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree
- Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)