Karl Wilhelm von Toll

Karl Wilhelm Graf von Toll ( Russian Карл Вильгельм Фёдорович Толль, scientific transliteration Karl Vil'gel'm Fedorivič Toll ', .. * 8 Apriljul / April 19 1777greg in Reval; † 23 Apriljul / May 5 1842greg. . in Saint Petersburg ) came from German - Baltic nobility and was general of the infantry in the Russian army.

Life

Toll came from a former Dutch family that had settled in the 15th century in Sweden. One of his ancestors was a Swedish ambassador to Ivan the Terrible and as a branch of the family has come to Estonia.

His education was Toll in Russian Cadet Corps (1782-1796), where he came into contact with Mikhail Kutuzov, who was then director of cadet schools. In 1796 he joined the Imperial Russian Army, took in 1799 participated in Suvorov's campaign in 1805 to the General Staff, fought at Austerlitz, then against the Turks, was 1812 Quartermaster General Kutuzov, 1813 Barclay de Tolly, was at the Battle of Leipzig Lieutenant General, 1823 adjutant General of the Czar and chief of the General staff of the 1st Army and General of Infantry in 1825.

In the campaign of 1829 against the Turks, he took part as chief of staff. After the victory on June 11 at Kulewtscha he was raised by Tsarist Russia to the rank of Count. In the Polish campaign of 1831 he was again as Chief of Staff to General Diebitch to the side, took over after his death, the interim command and led the storming of Warsaw on October 7 after wounding Paskevich the operations of the last decisive battle tags. He was then appointed to the Russian Imperial Council, and in 1833 was appointed conductor of the upper water - and -way communications and public buildings.