Karl Wilhelm von Toll was the son of Conrad Friedrich von Toll (27 March 1749 – 3 February 1821) and Justine Wilhelmine Ruckteschell (born 18 January 1752). His family was of Dutch origins, but had settled in Sweden in the 15th century. One of his forebears had served as an emissary for Sweden to Ivan the Terrible, and had been rewarded for this service with lands in Estonia.
The von Toll family burial chapel at Aruküla manor (Estonia)
He was named general-adjutant to the emperor in 1823, and infantry general in 1825. In the 1829 campaign against the Turks, General von Toll was chief of the general staff. For his role in the victory at Kulevicha he was granted the title of count by Tsar Nicholas I. During the Polish campaign of 1831, he served as chief of the general staff of Hans Karl von Diebitsch, and succeeded von Diebitsch upon his death. He took part in the siege of Warsaw by Paskevich in September 1831 and succeeded wounded Paskevich as a commander in chief during the final stages of the assault of the city. In 1833 he served on the state council as minister of transport, in which capacity he paid special attention to the Institute of Transport Engineers.[3] He subsequently retired to his estate in the Governorate of Estonia.
Count von Toll was the landowner of Aruküla Manor (German: Arroküll) in present-day Estonia, which he rebuilt in a neoclassical style. He is buried in the family chapel on the grounds of the estate. The chapel was restored in 1996.
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Bernhardi: Denkwürdigkeiten aus dem Leben des Grafen von Toll, 2. Auflage, Leipzig 1866, 4 Bände
Jaromir Hirtenfeld: Der Militär-Maria-Theresien-Orden und seine Mitglieder, Wien 1857, S.1284
^[1] Klingspor, Carl Arvid. Baltic coat of arms book, pp. 117
^[2] Klingspor, Carl Arvid. Baltic coat of arms book, pp. 117
^Hayward, Richard Mowbray (1998). Russia Enters the Railway Age, 1842-1855. Boulder: East European Monographs. pp. 42–47. ISBN0-88033-390-1.
Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften
February 09, 2024
karl, wilhelm, toll, count, russian, Карл, Фёдорович, Толь, romanized, karl, fyodorovich, april, 1777, keskvere, governorate, estonia, 1842, baltic, german, aristocrat, russian, subject, served, imperial, russian, army, campaigns, against, napoleonic, army, co. Count Karl Wilhelm von Toll Russian Karl Fyodorovich Tol romanized Karl Fyodorovich Tol 9 April 1777 Keskvere Governorate of Estonia 5 May 1842 was a Baltic German aristocrat and Russian subject who served in the Imperial Russian Army in the campaigns against the Napoleonic Army CountKarl Wilhelm von TollPortrait by George DaweOther name s Karl Fedorovich TollBorn19 April O S 8 1777Keskvere Manor Keskfer Keskvere Wiek County Governorate of Estonia Russian EmpireDied5 May O S 23 April 1842 aged 65 Saint Petersburg Russian EmpireAllegiance Russian EmpireService wbr branchInfantry StaffYears of service1796 1833RankGeneral of InfantryBattles warsWar of the Second Coalition Suvorov s Swiss campaign 1799 War of the Third Coalition Battle of Austerlitz 1805 War of the Sixth Coalition French invasion of Russia Battle of Borodino 1812 Battle of Leipzig 1813 Battle of Paris 1814 Russo Turkish War 1828 1829 Battle of Kulevicha 1829 November Uprising Battle of Warsaw 1831 AwardsCount 1829Coat of arms of the baronial Toll family in the Baltic coat of arms book et by Carl Arvid Klingspor de in 1882 1 Coat of arms of the Russian comital Toll family of 1829 in the Baltic coat of arms book et by Carl Arvid Klingspor de in 1882 2 Contents 1 Origins 2 Career 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksOrigins editKarl Wilhelm von Toll was the son of Conrad Friedrich von Toll 27 March 1749 3 February 1821 and Justine Wilhelmine Ruckteschell born 18 January 1752 His family was of Dutch origins but had settled in Sweden in the 15th century One of his forebears had served as an emissary for Sweden to Ivan the Terrible and had been rewarded for this service with lands in Estonia Career editToll began his military career in 1796 after a period in the infantry cadet corps under the command of Mikhail Kutuzov He first saw action in the Swiss expedition of Alexander Suvarov in 1799 and took part in the war of the War of the Third Coalition in 1805 He fought at Austerlitz in the Turkish campaigns from 1806 to 1809 and in the War of the Sixth Coalition notably at Leipzig In 1812 he was named Quartermaster General of the First Army and commanded the evacuation of Moscow He subsequently led troops at Brienne and Fere Champenoise and entered Paris in 1815 nbsp The von Toll family burial chapel at Arukula manor Estonia He was named general adjutant to the emperor in 1823 and infantry general in 1825 In the 1829 campaign against the Turks General von Toll was chief of the general staff For his role in the victory at Kulevicha he was granted the title of count by Tsar Nicholas I During the Polish campaign of 1831 he served as chief of the general staff of Hans Karl von Diebitsch and succeeded von Diebitsch upon his death He took part in the siege of Warsaw by Paskevich in September 1831 and succeeded wounded Paskevich as a commander in chief during the final stages of the assault of the city In 1833 he served on the state council as minister of transport in which capacity he paid special attention to the Institute of Transport Engineers 3 He subsequently retired to his estate in the Governorate of Estonia Count von Toll was the landowner of Arukula Manor German Arrokull in present day Estonia which he rebuilt in a neoclassical style He is buried in the family chapel on the grounds of the estate The chapel was restored in 1996 References editBernhardi Denkwurdigkeiten aus dem Leben des Grafen von Toll 2 Auflage Leipzig 1866 4 Bande Jaromir Hirtenfeld Der Militar Maria Theresien Orden und seine Mitglieder Wien 1857 S 1284 1 Klingspor Carl Arvid Baltic coat of arms book pp 117 2 Klingspor Carl Arvid Baltic coat of arms book pp 117 Hayward Richard Mowbray 1998 Russia Enters the Railway Age 1842 1855 Boulder East European Monographs pp 42 47 ISBN 0 88033 390 1 Further reading editE L Birck 1944 General Tolls krigsplan ar 1788 dess utforande och sammanbrott E L Birck Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursallskapet i Finland in Swedish Helsinki Society of Swedish Literature in Finland ISSN 0039 6842 Wikidata Q113526326External links editGenealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Wilhelm von Toll amp oldid 1200963088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
