COMMANDER // 1773–1823
Friedrich von Korff
lieutenant generalRussian Empire1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1773 – 1823
Active service 1812 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 39.
Profile
Friedrich Nikolai Georg Freiherr von Korff was a Baltic German cavalry general, he commanded a Russian corps in 1812–1814 during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1807 he led a cavalry brigade in the 4th Division at Eylau. During the French invasion of Russia in 1812 he commanded the II Cavalry Corps at Borodino and Battle of Krasnoi. In 1813 he led the I Cavalry Corps at the Katzbach and Leipzig. In 1814 he led his horsemen at Laon, Fère-Champenoise and Paris.
Battles (1)
1812