He distinguished himself in all the wars in defense of Imperial Russia and contributed his might in the success of the Coalition forces against Napoleon.

Russian military service records show that he enlisted in the 12th Akhtyrsky Hussar Regiment on 12 December 1777.

[6] Under commander-in-chief Barclay de Tolly in the Battle of Borodino, Vuich was ordered to mount a bayonet charge to gain control of a bridge over the Kolocha River.

Colonel Vuich, whose Jaeger Brigade was closest to the bridge, had only eight battalions but they were intact, and the French were repulsed with heavy casualties.

He participated in 1813 and 1814 campaigns against Napoleonic France garnering the Order of St. George, 3rd Class (awarded on 30 March 1813), and taking command of the 24th Infantry Division.