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Yevgeny Ivanovich Markov (Russian: Евгений Иванович Марков; often styled “Markov I” to distinguish him from other officers of the same surname) was an Imperial Russian infantry commander who rose to the rank of general-leytenant and held divisional and corps-level commands during the wars against France and the Russo–Turkish War of 1806–1812.

Born in 1769 to a noble family, Markov was formally enrolled as a private in the Perm Infantry in December 1770, a common practice for recording noble children on the rolls; his active service is generally dated from 1787, when he joined the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment. In the Russo–Turkish War of 1787–1791 he served with the Dnieper Liman flotilla, fought at Kinburn, and participated in the siege and storm of Ochakov, where he was wounded in the head.

In the early 1790s he was credited for gallantry connected with the assault on Izmail (for which he received the Order of St George, 4th class). He then served in the 1792 campaign in Poland, and in 1794 took part in the storming of Praga (the suburb of Warsaw). In 1796 he participated in the Persian expedition and the capture of Derbent, receiving a gold sword for bravery. Promoted Colonel in 1798, he commanded the Tiflis Musketeer Regiment and, late in 1798, was promoted general-mayor and appointed shef of the Murom Musketeer Regiment. In 1799 he served in the Swiss campaign with Rimsky-Korsakov’s corps and was captured in the fighting near Zürich.

After a period away from active field duty (1799–1800), Markov returned to senior appointments, serving as commandant at Arensburg and then as commander of the Pskov Musketeer Regiment. In the 1805 campaign he fought at Krems and Austerlitz. During the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807) he again faced the French in East Prussia and Poland, where he was noted for conduct at Preussisch-Eylau, received the Order of St George, 3rd class for actions dated 4 February 1807 at Ostrolenka (as recorded in Russian service summaries), and was promoted general-leytenant in December 1807 for gallantry at Friedland.

From 1808 Markov commanded the 15th Infantry Division, deployed to the Moldavian (Danube) Army in the Russo–Turkish War. In 1809 he was severely wounded by canister in the right leg during the unsuccessful assault on Brailov, and later that year is recorded in successful operations around Măcin and Babadag. In 1810 he received the Order of St Alexander Nevsky for bravery connected with the storming of Bazardzhik. In 1811 he blockaded the Grand Vizier’s force at Slobozia, and the Ottoman capitulation there (1812) marked a decisive operational result on the Danube front.

In 1812 Markov held a corps command in the 3rd Observation Army, but soon relinquished it to F. V. Osten-Sacken after disagreements with Admiral Chichagov, then served at Kutuzov’s headquarters through the end of the Russian campaign. During the 1813 operations he commanded the advance guard of the so-called Polish Army, later commanded a division in P. A. Tolstoy’s corps, fought in Prussia and Saxony, and is specifically credited in several accounts with distinction during the blockade of Hamburg. He is commonly listed as remaining in senior divisional command through 1814, after which his active employment diminished. He died on 20 September 1828.

Sources

• Wikipedia (Russian): “Марков, Евгений Иванович”
• Wikipedia (English): “Yevgeni Ivanovich Markov”
• Wikipedia (Russian): “Портрет Евгения Ивановича Маркова”
• BRDN: “Марков Евгений Иванович”
• Hrono.ru: “Марков Евгений Иванович”