Yefim Chaplits

Military Person

1768 – 1825

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Who was Yefim Chaplits?

Eufemiusz Czaplic was a general of the Russian Empire.

Eufemiusz Czaplic was born into an old Polish noble family Czaplic and began military service in the Polish army, but entered the Russian service with a rank of second major of on October 26, 1783. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1792, he served in the staff of Prince Potemkin and took part in the battles of Ochakov, Bendery and Akkerman. He received the Order of St. Vladimir of 4th degree with the bow for the capture of Izmail, where he commanded the chasseurs.

In 1792, he became Lieutenant Colonel and was transferred to the Smolensk Dragoon Regiment of General Mikhail Kakhovsky. During the Kościuszko's Uprising of 1794 Chaplits was sent by Baron Igelström to carry the peace negotiations with Poles, but was wounded and captured at Warsaw. He was soon released and participated in the Persian Campaign of 1796, where he commanded Grebensk and Semeiny Cossack regiments. His regiments captured Derbent and Baku, for which Chaplits was promoted to the rank of Colonel on June 13, 1796. Upon his accession to the throne, Emperor Paul I recalled the army back to Russia and had Chaplits dismissed from the military on February 27, 1798. However, on March 27, 1801, on the fourth day after his assumption of the throne Emperor Alexander I returned Chaplits to service with a rank of Major General and on November 11, 1803 appointed him to the Imperial Retinue.

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Born
1768
Died
1825

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on July 23, 2013

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