Palen Pyotr Petrovich

(1778 - 1864)
Doing a boy 12 years in the Life Guards cavalry regiment, in 1801, he was already a major-general and chief of the Sumy Hussar Regiment. Since 1806 started his brilliant military career. Participating in almost all campaigns until 1814, P. for the battle of Paris was awarded the Order of St.. Georgia 2-nd degree, in 1815 he commanded a cavalry corps and made him march in France, . in 1829, . led the 2 nd Infantry Corps, . participated in the Turkish War, . in 1831, . nachalstvuya 1 st Infantry Corps, . acted against the Poles in 1847 was appointed Inspector-General of all the cavalry,
. Died in the rank of general of cavalry, and the rank of a member state and military advice.