Peter Kaptzevich

Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich
Born1772 (1772)
Pereiaslav, Cossack Hetmanate
Died3 July 1840 (1840-07-04) (aged 68)
Nikolskoye, Sakmarsky District, Orenburg Oblast, Russian Empire
Allegiance Russian Empire
BranchInfantry
RankGeneral of the Artillery
Commands7th Infantry Division
10th Army Corps
Separate Siberian Corps
Separate Corps of Internal Guard
Battles / wars
See list
AwardsOrder of Saint Vladimir
Order of Saint George
Golden Weapon for Bravery
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Order of the Red Eagle
Order of the Sword

Peter Mikhailovich Kaptzevich (Russian: Пётр Михайлович Капцевич; 1772 – 3 July 1840) was a Russian general who participated in the Napoleonic Wars. He took part in the battles of Smolensk. Maloyaroslavets, Leipzig, and others. He led a Russian infantry corps during the 1814 Campaign in France. He was also the governor-general of Western Siberia from 1822 to 1827.