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Platoff, Matvei Ivanovich, Count
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Hetman of Cossacks, and Russian commander in the Napoleonic wars; took part in the campaigns of 1805-7, and scourged the French during their retreat from Moscow in 1812, and again after their defeat at Leipzig 1813; he commanded at the victory of Altenburg 1813, and for his services obtained the title of count (1757-1818).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Platoff, Matvei Ivanovich, Count'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/platoff-matvei-ivanovich-count.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.