Leontii Ivanovich Depreradovich (1766 – 19 February 1844) was a major general of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was the elder brother of fellow general Nikolay Depreradovich, both scions of a Serbian noble family that settled in Russia. Depreradovich participated in the War of the Fourth Coalition and the War of the Fifth Coalition and served as commander of the Semyonovsky Life Guards Regiment between 1799 and 1807.[1] Alongside his brother, Depreradovich saw action at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, in which he commanded the 1st Brigade of the Guard Infantry Division.[2]

Leontii Ivanovich Depreradovich
Native name
Леонтий Иванович Депрерадович
Born1766
Novorossiya, Imperial Russia
Died19 February 1844
St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branchArmy
Years of service1771–1807
RankMajor General
CommandsSemyonovsky Life Guards Regiment
Wars
AwardsOrder of St. George
Order of Saint Anna
Order of St. John of Jerusalem

References

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  1. ^ Mikaberidze, Alexander (2005). The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Savas Beatie. p. 75. ISBN 9781611210026.
  2. ^ Duffy, Christopher (1977). Austerlitz 1805. Seeley Service. p. 184. ISBN 9780854221288.