Fyodor Drizen

Who is Fyodor Drizen?

Baron Fyodor Vasilyevich Drizen was a Russian general. Drizen was born to a family of Russian nobles of German descent, initially named Osten-Drizen. The family was known, in noble circles, as fon-der-Osten-Drizen, having originally been von der Osten-Driesen, and his father had taken the family to Russia only in 1797.

During the Patriotic War of 1812, he served in the Third Infantry Corps, under LG Nikolay Tuchkov I, in the First Brigade of the Third Division. Serving directly under Major General Alexander Tuchkov IV, he became an officer and achieved the rank of Colonel, erving as a regimental chief. At The Battle of Borodino, Drizen lost part of his left leg and was replaced by Major Andrey von Fitinhoff, who would later be replaced by Lieutenant Grigory Shkarin II.

He later served in the Ministry of War and was promoted to General of the Infantry. He died on 30 September 1851 in Riga.

Through his life, Drizen was also known by the German name, Friedrich Wilhelm.