Vasili Bebutov

Bebutov Vasiliy Osipovich ( _ru. Бебутов Василий Осипович) (1791-April 7, 1858) was a Russian general. A descendant of a Georgian-Armenian noble house of Bebutashvili/Bebutov, he was in the military since 1809. Served in the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812 and the Patriotic War of 1812. Since 1816 he was Adjutant General of the Svita and served with A. P. Yermolov. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-29 he participated in the takeover of Akhaltsikhe, from 1830 he was the governor of the Armenian Oblast. From 1844-47 he was the commander of troops against Imam Shamil. He was awarded the Order of Saint George of the second degree on December 6th 1853 for his services.

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* [http://george-orden.nm.ru/Port/sbebutov_vo.html Recipients of the Military Order of St. George: biography] in Russian
* [http://runeberg.org/nfab/0053.html Nordisk familjebok]
* [http://www.xenophongi.org/crimea/war/crimware.htm Crimean War from Encyclopedia Britannica]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2000/04/white/part02.htm Old Caucasian War]
* [http://wikitree.org/index.php?title=Vasilij_Osipovich_Bebutov Wikitree family tree of Bebutov]
* [http://www.geocities.com/azat10/Bebutov.html Biography from The Honorable House of Melik]