Mikhail Arseniev

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Mikhail Andreïevitch Arseniev
Born1779
Died6 November 1838
Tula Governorate, Imperial Russia
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1791–1833
RankMajor General
Commands heldLife Guard Horse Regiment
Battles/warsPatriotic War of 1812

War of the Sixth Coalition

AwardsOrder of St. George
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of St. Vladimir
Order of Saint Anna
Military Order of Max Joseph
Order of Leopold
Kulm Cross

Mikhail Andreïevitch Arseniev (Russia : Михаил Андреевич Арсеньев; 1779 - 6 November 1838, Toula province, of pneumonia) was a Russian commander in the Napoleonic Wars.

Arseniev participated in both the Patriotic War of 1812 and the subsequent War of the Sixth Coalition, and was acting commander of the Life Guard Horse Regiment from 1811 to 1813.

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  1. ^ The State Hermitage. Western European painting. Catalog. 2nd Volume

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