Spiridon Eristovich Zhevakhov (russian: Спиридон Эристович Жевахов) or Spiridon Javakhishvili ( ka, სპირიდონ ჯავახიშვილი) (1768 – July 25, 1815) was a

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general of

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noble descent and a participant 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 ...

. Zhevakhov was born in the émigré Georgian family of Prince

Javakhishvili The Javakhishvili ( ka, ჯავახიშვილი) is a Georgian noble family, a branch of the Toreli (თორელი), known from the 10th century. History The surname Javakhishvili, literally "son of Javakh", derives from the 14th-c ...

who had an estate in

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. He enlisted in the

Leib-Guard The Russian Imperial Guard, officially known as the Leib Guard (russian: Лейб-гвардия ''Leyb-gvardiya'', from German ''Leib'' "body"; cf. Life Guards / Bodyguard) were military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Ru ...

Preobrazhensky regiment The Preobrazhensky Life-Guards Regiment (russian: Преображенский лейб-гвардии полк, ''Preobrazhensky leyb-gvardii polk'') was a regiment of the Imperial Guard of the Imperial Russian Army from 1683 to 1917. The Pr ...

in 1779 and took part in the war against the

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(1787-1792),

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(1794),

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(1796), and

Suvorov Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров, Aleksándr Vasíl'yevich Suvórov; or 1730) was a Russian general in service of the Russian Empire. He was Count of Râmnicu Sărat, Rymnik, C ...

’s campaign in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

(1799). In 1797, he joined the

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of which he would become a commander in 1810. He fought against

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from 1805 to 1807 and was promoted to a colonel in 1807. During the

French invasion of Russia The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign, the Second Polish War, the Army of Twenty nations, and the Patriotic War of 1812 was launched by Napoleon Bonaparte to force the Russian Empire back into the continental block ...

in 1812, Zhevakhov served in the 3rd Army of the West and successfully commanded cavalry units. He distinguished himself in the 1813

Battle of Leipzig The Battle of Leipzig (french: Bataille de Leipsick; german: Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig, ); sv, Slaget vid Leipzig), also known as the Battle of the Nations (french: Bataille des Nations; russian: Битва народов, translit=Bitva ...

and was made a major-general. In 1813, he contributed to the Allies’ victory in the

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. After the end of the hostilities with France, he commanded a brigade in the 3rd hussar division.Словарь русских генералов, участников боевых действий против армии Наполеона
Российский архив: Сб. — М.: студия «ТРИТЭ» Н.Михалкова, 1996. — Т. VII. — С. 392-393.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhevakhov, Spiridon 1768 births 1815 deaths Russian people of Georgian descent Nobility of Georgia (country) Imperial Russian Army generals Georgian generals in the Imperial Russian Army Georgian major generals (Imperial Russia) Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Russian people of the Kościuszko Uprising People of the Russo-Persian Wars Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree