Spiridon Eristovich Zhevakhov () or Spiridon Javakhishvili ( ka, სპირიდონ ჯავახიშვილი) (1768 – 25 July 1815) was a

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general of Georgian noble descent and a participant of the

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. Zhevakhov was born in the émigré Georgian family of Prince

Javakhishvili The House of Javakhishvili ( ka, ჯავახიშვილი) is a Russian noble family of Georgian origin, which was a branch of the Toreli (თორელი), known from the 10th century. History The surname Javakhishvili, literally " ...

who had an estate in

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. He enlisted in the

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Preobrazhensky regiment The Preobrazhensky Lifeguard (military), Life-Guards Regiment (, ''Preobrazhensky leyb-gvardii polk'') was a regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard, Imperial Guard of the Imperial Russian Army from 1683 to 1917. The Preobrazhensky Regiment was ...

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

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’s campaign in

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(1799). In 1797, he joined the Pavlograd hussar regiment 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

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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, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813 at Leipzig, Saxony. The Coalition armies of Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Russia, led by Tsar Alexander I, Karl von Schwarzenberg, and G ...

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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhevakhov, Spiridon 1768 births 1815 deaths 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