Yefim Chaplits Eufemiusz Czaplic ( ) ( 1768 – 1825 ) was a general of the Russian Empire . Eufemiusz Czaplic was born into an old Polish noble family Czaplic ( Kierdeja Coat of Arms ) 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 chasseur s . 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 . During the 1805 Campaign , he commanded the vanguard of Prince Pyotr Bagration Corps and participated in actions at Lambach , Amstetten ( received the Order of St . George of 3rd degree , 24 January 1806 ) , Schöngrabern . After the Battle of Austerlitz he protected the retreat of the Russian Army . He became chief of the Pavlograd Hussar Regiment on 23 July 1806 , and commander of the cavalry brigade on 23 October 1806 . Chaplits participated in the Prussia n campaign and distinguished himself at Golymin , Allenstein , and two weeks served as commandant of Königsberg . From October 1809 to July 1810 , Chaplits commanded the 7th Division , and in November 1810 , took command of the Reserve Cavalry Corps . He led from February to March 1811 the 4th and in May 1811 the 8th Cavalry Divisions , and was appointed commander of the 3rd Reserve Cavalry Corps of the 2nd Reserve Army of Observation on 7 April 1812 . He defeated Saxon troops at Kobryn and Slonim and took into captivity 1 General , 66 officers and 2300 soldiers with 4 standard and 8 cannons . For that and other engagements , in September 1812 he was appointed commander of the infantry corps of the 3rd Army and acted against Lithuanian Guards of general Konopka . On 12 November 1812 he was promoted to lieutenant general and led the advance - guard of Admiral Pavel Chichagov ’ s army to the Berezina River , fought the French at Borisov on 26 November 1812 , where he was lightly wounded in the head . He captured Vilna on 28 November 1812 . In 1813 , Chaplitz served at Thorn , was given command of cavalry of the army of Poland , and fought at Leipzig . In 1814 , he participated in the siege of Hamburg and assumed command of the 3rd Corps of the Army of Poland on 18 April 1814 . In 1817 , Chaplits rose to command the 3rd Hussar Division . He was relieved of command on 27 February 1823 . During his career , he also received the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle , the French Order of Légion d ' honneur , the Russian Order of Alexander Nevsky , the Order of St . Anna of 1st degree with diamonds , the Order of St . Vladimir of 2nd degree and a golden sword with diamonds .