Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich

Napoleonic Wars In 1812, Kaptzevich led the division at the Battle of Smolensk, for which he was awarded the Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class. He also took part in the Hundred Days war of 1815, after which he retired.

Later career In 1819, Kaptzevich came out of retirement and was appointed commander of the Separate Siberian Corps, and in 1822 he was appointed governor-general of Western Siberia. In 1823 he was promoted to General of the Infantry. Kaptzevich introduced public arable farming and public mills: the harvest collected by the Cossacks was distributed among them, the surplus was sold, and the proceeds went to maintaining their households and buying equipment. He created two external districts with centers in Kokshetau and Karkaraly, which included volosts that united Kazakh auls that voluntarily accepted the new system of government proposed by him. This significantly strengthened the position of the Russian Empire in Central Asia. He remained governor of Western Siberia until 1827. From September 29, 1828, he commanded the Separate Corps of Internal Guard. During his 12 years of commanding the corps, Kaptzevich managed to significantly raise the quality level of the internal guard personnel, mainly due to young recruits who were enrolled in garrison battalions. In 1835 he was given the rank of General of the Artillery. He died on July 3 (15), 1840 and was buried in the village of Nikolskoye, Sakmarsky District, Orenburg Oblast, next to the church.