Richard Troyanovich Meves
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Richard Troyanovich Meves (Ричард Троянович фон Мевес) (1839–1901) was a Lieutenant-General in the Imperial Russian Army
, involved in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–1878.
Born in 1839, Meves studied with the Konstantinovsky Cadet Corps, and on 13 August 1853 he became an officer in the Pavlovsky Regiment of the Life Guards .
In 1863, Meves participated in the suppression of the Polish uprising, on June 12, he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree with sword and bow.
In the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–1878. Meves served under Colonel Mountain oakery and was wounded, receiving the Order of St.Vladimir 4th degree with the sword and bow. During the transition through the Balkans, he received the Order of St. Anne 2nd degree with swords, but unlike a Fillippopolem – a golden sword with the inscription "For courage" (in 1879). On 12 April 1878 he was promoted to Major-General (with seniority from 14 January 1878).
In 1878 Meves was in command of the Life Guards 2nd rifle battalion, in 1884 – Life-Guards Pavlovsky Regiment, in 1885 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the 14th Army Corps. In 1894 he headed the 23rd Infantry Division in 1897 Lieutenant General Meves was appointed Chief of the 2nd Guards Infantry Division, and in 1899 – commander of the 20th Army Corps
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He died in 1901.
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
, involved in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–1878.
Born in 1839, Meves studied with the Konstantinovsky Cadet Corps, and on 13 August 1853 he became an officer in the Pavlovsky Regiment of the Life Guards .
In 1863, Meves participated in the suppression of the Polish uprising, on June 12, he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree with sword and bow.
In the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–1878. Meves served under Colonel Mountain oakery and was wounded, receiving the Order of St.Vladimir 4th degree with the sword and bow. During the transition through the Balkans, he received the Order of St. Anne 2nd degree with swords, but unlike a Fillippopolem – a golden sword with the inscription "For courage" (in 1879). On 12 April 1878 he was promoted to Major-General (with seniority from 14 January 1878).
In 1878 Meves was in command of the Life Guards 2nd rifle battalion, in 1884 – Life-Guards Pavlovsky Regiment, in 1885 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the 14th Army Corps. In 1894 he headed the 23rd Infantry Division in 1897 Lieutenant General Meves was appointed Chief of the 2nd Guards Infantry Division, and in 1899 – commander of the 20th Army Corps
20th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
The Twentieth Army Corps of the Imperial Russian Army was a World War I corps that fought on the Eastern theatre of war.Before World War I 20th Corps was stationed in the Vilno Military District, with corps headquarters in Riga.-History:...
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He died in 1901.