Count Karl Karlovich Lambert (; ) (1815 – 20 July 1865) was a Russian General of Cavalry and

Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland The Namiestnik (or Namestnik, Viceroy) of the Kingdom of Poland (, ) was the deputy of the Emperor of Russia who, under the Congress Kingdom of Poland (1815–1915), was styled "King of Poland". Between 1874 and 1914, the title ''Namiestnik'' was re ...

from August to October 1861. From 1840 to 1844, he fought against Chechen highlanders during the

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. In 1848, he became chief of staff of II Russian Corps suppressing the

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. On 14 October 1861, he instituted

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in the territory of

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Ламберт граф Карл Карлович
1815 births 1865 deaths People of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Imperial Russian Army generals Members of the State Council (Russian Empire) Namestniks of the Kingdom of Poland People of the Revolutions of 1848 Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia) {{Russia-bio-stub