Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin

Count Stepan Fyodorovich Apraxin (Russian Степан Фёдорович Апраксин, scientific transliteration Stepan Fedorovic Apraksin; * 30 Julijul / August 10 1702greg, .. .. † 6 Augustjul / August 17 1758greg in Saint Petersburg ) was a Field Marshal of the Russian army.

Count Burkhard Christoph von Apraxin fought under Munnich against the Turks, quickly rose to general and was one of the most ardent opponent of the Prussian party and the Count Lestocq at the Russian court.

At the beginning of the Seven Years' War, he was the Field Marshal in command of the then East Prussia in May 1757 incident army with which he won on August 30 at the Battle of Great Jägerndorf against the Prussian General Lehwaldt. Despite this victory, he went back to the news of a serious illness of the Empress to Courland to the event of their death in the sense and spirit of the heir to the throne, Peter III. to have acted, representing the interests of Frederick II.

Since Elisabeth but recovered again, the Chancellor Bestuzhev was condemned and banished, but to be bribed Apraxin on charges of Frederick II, tried by a military court, whose decision before he died on August 6, 1758 in prison.

His life described Bantysh - Kamensky in the biographies of Russian Field Marshals (Saint Petersburg 1840-1841, 4 volumes).