Modest Okulov

Modest Matveyevich Okulov (1765 – July 13 (July 25 N.S.), 1812) was a Russian Major General of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars.[1]

Modest Matveyevich Okulov
Born	1765
Died	July 13, 1812 (July 25 N.S.) Astroŭna, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire (modern Belarus)
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	major general
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars French invasion of Russia Battle of Ostrovno

Biography

Modest Okulov was born in 1765 in a noble family; the son of the Provincial Master Matvey Gerasimovich Okulov (1734-1819) and Anna Alekseevna, nee Princess Kropotkina (1747-1816), brother of Alexei Okulov.

On April 2, 1784, Okulov was assigned to military service as a sergeant in the guard, and on January 1, 1791 he was awarded the rank of captain of the Imperial Russian Army. December 22, 1798 received the shoulder straps of the colonel.

From April 16, 1800 to October 27, 1802 he was retired.

The Nasheburg Musketeer Regiment entered, and on January 26, 1803 became its commander.

He was appointed chief of the Rylsky musketeer regiment on July 16, 1803, with production as a major general.

In 1812, Modest Matveevich Okulov fought with the French and died on July 13 in the Battle of Ostrovno, becoming the first loss of the generals of the Russian army in the French invasion of Russia.

From his marriage with Anna Karlovna Berg, niece of General-General M.V. Berg, left her daughters Anna (born in 1796), Elizabeth (1797) and Sophia (1812).

Military offices
Preceded by Major General Nikolai Nikolayevich Bakhmetiev	Chef of the 113th Starorus Russian Infantry Regiment July 16, 1803 - July 13, 1812	Succeeded by

References

1. Западноевропейская живопись. Государственный Эрмитаж. 1981. p. 258, кат.№ 7934.

Sources

• Словарь русских генералов, участников боевых действий против армии Наполеона. pp. 495–496.