Dmitri Yerofeyevich Osten-Sacken (; 24 April 1789 – 4 March 1881) was a

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general of

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, commander in charge of military settlements in the South of Russia during the

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Early life

Born in to an ancient German Baltic noble family, Dmitri was born as the son of Baron Ulrich Hieronymus Kasimir von der Osten-Sacken (1748-1808) and his wife, Anna Efimovna Tozlukova.

Biography

He participated in

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, suppression of the

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in Poland, Russian conquest of Caucasus, and the

, overall 15 campaigns and over 90 battles and skirmishes. Serving over 50 years in various ranks of

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, he was recipient of many military awards. He is also the author or a number of literary works and memoirs related to military.Остен-сакен, Барон Дмитрий Ерофеевич
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Personal life

He was married to Anna Ivanovna Ushakova (1805-1897) and had two sons: * Count Vladimir von der Osten-Sacken (1829-1885); married in 1870 to Princess to Alexandra Dmitrievna Urussova (1851-1920) and had issue * Baron Nicholas von der Osten-Sacken (1831-1912); married in 1861 to Princess Maria Ilinichna Dolgoroukaya (1822-1907); no issue

References

1789 births 1881 deaths Imperial Russian Army generals People of the Russo-Persian Wars 19th-century writers from the Russian Empire {{russia-bio-stub