Emmanouil Papadopoulos (Russian general)

Emmanouil Papadopoulos (Greek: Εμμανουήλ Παπαδόπουλος, Russian: Эммануил Григорьевич Папандопуло, romanized: Emmanuil Grigorievich Papandopulo; died 11 June 1810) was a Greek officer in Imperial Russian service. Born on the Ottoman island of Kea, Papadopoulos chose to depart with the Russian troops who had briefly occupied it when he was a teenager.

Emmanouil Papadopoulos
BornKea, Ottoman Empire
Died11 June 1810
Shumla, Ottoman Empire
Allegiance Russian Empire
Years of service1781 – 1810
RankMajor general
Battles/warsRusso-Turkish War of 1787–1792

War of the Third Coalition

Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812

He then pursued a military career, graduating from the Cadet Corps of Foreign Co-religionists. He fought in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792, the War of the Third Coalition and the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812. He rose to the rank of major general before being killed in action on 11 June 1810.

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