2-588-050 - The Art Collector/Heritage-Images

Count Ivan Ivanovich Diebitsch-Zabalkansky, German-born Russian soldier, 19th century. Hans Karl von Diebitsch (1785-1831) was trained at the Berlin cadet school, but emulated his father by joining the Russian army in 1801. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-General. His greatest achievements came in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 where his conduct of the campaign earned him the rank of Field-Marshal. He died of cholera while commanding the Russian army sent to put down the November Uprising in Poland. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.