Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil
Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil | |
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Portrait by George Dawe | |
| Birth name | Levan Mikheilis dze Iashvili |
| Born | August 17, 1772 |
| Died | April 19, 1836 (aged 63) Kiev, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army
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| Years of service | 1786-1836 |
| Rank | General of the Artillery |
| Commands | Advanceguard at Chashniki (1812) Chief of Artillery of the Russian army (1813 - 1814) Chief of Artillery of the First Western Army (1819 - 1832) |
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Prince Lev Mikhailovich Yashvil (Russian: Лев Михайлович Яшвиль), also known as Levan Mikheilis dze Iashvili (Georgian: ლევან მიხეილის ძე იაშვილი) (1772 - April 19, 1836) was a Georgian nobleman and a general of the Imperial Russian Army. Yashvil took part in a number of significant military campaigns, including during the French invasion of Russia, the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) and the Kościuszko Uprising.