Karl Ludwig von Budberg

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Baron

Karl Vasilievich Ludwig von Budberg
Budberg Carl Vasilyevich.jpg
Portrait by George Dawe in the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace[1]
Born9 July 1775
Governorate of Livonia
Died8 September 1829
Turkey
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1786–1829
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldHis Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment
2nd Brigade of the 1st Cuirassier Division
2nd Hussar Division
Battles/warsWar of the Second Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition

French invasion of Russia

War of the Sixth Coalition

Russo-Turkish War (1828–29)

AwardsOrder of St. George
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of St. Vladimir
Order of Saint Anna
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Order of Leopold (Austria)
Military Order of Max Joseph
Kulm Cross
Gold Sword for Bravery

Baron Karl Vasilievich Ludwig von Budberg (9 July 1775–8 September 1829) was an Imperial Russian cavalry general and nobleman who participated in the Napoleonic Wars.

Biography[]

Born to a noble Baltic German family in the Governorate of Livonia, von Budberg first joined the military at the age of eleven. He participated in the Italian and Swiss expedition and the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland in 1799 and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel by 1801.

During the War of the Fourth Coalition, von Budberg fought in the battles of Guttstadt-Deppen, Heilsberg, Friedland, and Eylau, at which he was wounded in the arm.

In 1811 he was made chief of His Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment, and maintained this command through the French invasion of Russia and the subsequent War of the Sixth Coalition, where he distinguished himself in numerous battles, including Borodino, Kulm, and Leipzig. He was promoted to Major General in 1813.

In 1816 von Budberg was made commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Cuirassier Division, and then commander of the 2nd Hussar Division in 1824. In 1826 he was promoted to Lieutenant General and then fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828, during which he died of a sudden illness.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ The State Hermitage. Western European painting. Catalog. 2nd Volume
  2. ^ Alexander Mikaberidze (19 January 2005). Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Savas Beatie. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-1-61121-002-6.
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