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Tula Governorate Tula Governorate (russian: Тульская губерния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, located in the south of Moscow Governorate. The Governate existed from 1796 to 1929; its s ...

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War of the Fourth Coalition The Fourth Coalition fought against Napoleon's French Empire and were defeated in a war spanning 1806–1807. The main coalition partners were Prussia and Russia with Saxony, Sweden, and Great Britain also contributing. Excluding Prussia, ...

* Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen *

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French invasion of Russia *

Battle of Ostrovno The Battle of Ostrovno (French: ''Combat d'Ostrowno'') was a military engagement that took place on 25 July 1812, between French forces under the command of King of Naples Joachim Murat and Russian forces under General Ostermann-Tolstoy and en ...

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Battle of Kulm :''See Battle of Chlumec for the 1126 battle at Kulm The Battle of Kulm was fought near the town Kulm () and the village Přestanov in northern Bohemia. It was fought on 29–30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. A French ...

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Gold Sword for Bravery The Gold Sword for Bravery (russian: Золотое оружие "За храбрость") was a Russian award for bravery. It was set up with two grades on 27 July 1720 by Peter the Great, reclassified as a public order in 1807 and abolished ...

, memorials = , spouse = , relations = , laterwork = , signature = , signature_size = , signature_alt = Evgraf Vladimirovich Davydov (russian: Евгра́ф Влади́мирович Давы́дов; 1775 – 20 December 1823) was a

of the

, who served in the era of the

Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...

. Davydov fought in the

, the

War of the Fifth Coalition The War of the Fifth Coalition was a European conflict in 1809 that was part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars. The main conflict took place in central Europe between the Austrian Empire of Francis I and Napoleon's French Empir ...

, and the

, losing a limb during the Battle of Leipzig, but nonetheless remaining in military service until his death.

Biography

Evgraf Davydov was born to a noble

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family in the

. On 9 September 1791, at the age of 16, he became a watch-master (russian: Ва́хмистр) in the Life Guard Horse Regiment. Several years later, in 1798, he was transferred as a cornet to the Life Guard Hussar Regiment. On 12 April 1803, Davydov was promoted to the rank of colonel (''

polkovnik ''Polkovnik'' (russian: полковник, lit=regimentary; pl, pułkownik) is a military rank used mostly in Slavic-speaking countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states and oberst in several German-speaking and Scandin ...

''), and in 1805 he fought at the

. Two years later, during the

, Davydov fought at the battles of Guttstadt-Deppen, Heislberg, and Friedland. During

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's invasion of Russia, Davydov served in the "2nd Brigade of the Guard Cavalry Division of the 1st Reserve Cavalry corps in the

First Western Army The First Western Army was created in 1810 as part of the reorganisation of the Imperial Russian Army, and was intended as a defense against the north-western part of the Empire from the expected invasion by Napoleon. The total troops in this Ar ...

" according to Prof.

Alexander Mikaberidze Alexander Mikaberidze ( ka, ალექსანდრე მიქაბერიძე; born 27 January 1978) is a Georgian lawyer, author and historian who specializes in Napoleonic studies. He is a full professor of history and social scie ...

. At the

, Davydov's left hand was severely wounded. Once healed, Davydov fought at the battle of Kulm; for his deeds in this battle he was promoted to major-general and appointed chef of the Lubensk Hussar Regiment on 5 September 1813, with "

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", as Mikaberidze states, dating from August 1813. In the Battle of Leipzig, Evgraf Davydov was grievously wounded, and lost his right arm and left leg. He received several decorations in the ensuing weeks, including the

(3rd class) on 22 February 1814, as well as the

(2nd class) by the king of

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