Dmitri Yerofeyevich Osten-Sacken (russian: Дми́трий Ерофе́евич О́стен-Са́кен) (24 April 1789 – 4 March 1881) was a

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, commander in charge of military settlements in the South of Russia during the

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Early life

Born in to an ancient German Baltic noble family, Dmitri was born as the son of Baron Ulrich Hieronymus Kasimir von der Osten-Sacken (1748-1808) and his wife, Anna Efimovna Tozlukova.

Biography

He participated in

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Russo-Persian War (1826–28) The Russo-Persian Wars or Russo-Iranian Wars were a series of conflicts between 1651 and 1828, concerning Persia (Iran) and the Russian Empire. Russia and Persia fought these wars over disputed governance of territories and countries in the Cau ...

Russo-Turkish War (1828–29) The Russo-Turkish wars (or Ottoman–Russian wars) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in European histo ...

, suppression of the November Uprising in Poland, Russian conquest of Caucasus, and the

, overall 15 campaigns and over 90 battles and skirmishes. Serving over 50 years in various ranks of

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, he was recipient of many military awards. He is also the author or a number of literary works and memoirs related to military.Остен-сакен, Барон Дмитрий Ерофеевич
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Personal life

He was married to Anna Ivanovna Ushakova (1805-1897) and had two sons: * Count Vladimir von der Osten-Sacken (1829-1885); married in 1870 to Princess to Alexandra Dmitrievna Urussova (1851-1920) and had issue * Baron Nicholas von der Osten-Sacken (1831-1912); married in 1861 to Princess Maria Ilinichna Dolgoroukaya (1822-1907); no issue

References

1789 births 1881 deaths Imperial Russian Army generals People of the Russo-Persian Wars 19th-century writers from the Russian Empire {{russia-bio-stub