Dmitri Osten-Sacken
Dmitri Yerofeyevich Osten-Sacken was a Russian general of Baltic German/Russian descent, member of the State Council, commander in charge of military settlements in the South of Russia during the Crimean War.
He participated in Napoleonic wars, Russo-Persian War, Russo-Turkish War, suppression of the November Uprising in Poland, Russian conquest of Caucasus, and the Crimean War, overall 15 campaigns and over 90 battles and skirmishes. Serving over 50 years in various ranks of General, he was recipient of many military awards. He is also the author or a number of literary works and memoirs related to military.
