Ivan Andreyevich Argamakov

On 31 July 1794, beneath the walls of Vilna, he received a baptism of fire in a battle between Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

He was still in that regiment in 1812 when he was incorporated into the 16th Brigade of 5th Division of the 3rd Reserve Reconnaissance Cavalry Corps under the command of general Charles de Lambert.

He also took part in the defeat of the French near the village Ponary in November 1812, ending the Russian campaign.

From 22 January to 29 December 1813, during the siege of Danzig, he took part in the battles of Königswartha (19 May 1813), Bautzen (21 May 1813), and Leipzig (16 – 19 October 1813).

Over the course of his career he was also awarded the Order of St John of Jerusalem and the silver medal commemorating the 'patriotic war' of 1812.