DIEBITSCH, HANS KARL FRIEDRICH ANTON (1785-1831), Count von Diebitsch and Narden, called by the Russians Ivan Ivanovich, Count Diebich-Zabalkansky, Russian field-marshal, was born at Grossleipe, Silesia, on May 13, 1785. He was educated at the Berlin cadet school, but passed into the service of Russia in 18o1. He served in the campaign of 18o5, and was wounded at Austerlitz, fought at Eylau and Friedland, and after Friedland was promoted captain. He distinguished himself very greatly in Wittgenstein's campaign, and in particular at Polotzk (Oct. 18 and 19, 1812), and was promoted major general. In the latter part of the campaign he served against the Prussian contingent of Gen. Yorck (von Wartenburg), with whom, through Clausewitz, he negotiated the convention of Tauroggen, serving thereafter with Yorck in the early part of the War of Lib eration. After the battle of Liitzen he served in Silesia and took part in negotiating the secret treaty of Reichenbach. He fought at Dresden and Leipzig. At the crisis of the campaign of 1814 he urged the march of the allies on Paris. In 1815 he attended the congress of Vienna, and was afterwards made adjutant-general to the emperor, with whom, as also with his successor Nicholas, he had great influence. By Nicholas he was created baron, and later count. In 182o he had become chief of the general staff, and in 1825 he assisted in suppressing the St. Petersburg emeute. His greatest exploits were in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-29, which, after a period of doubtful contest, was decided by Die bitsch's brilliant campaign of Adrianople; this won him the rank of field-marshal and the honorary title of Zabalkanski to com memorate his crossing of the Balkans. In 183o he was appointed to command the army destined to suppress the insurrection in Poland. He won the terrible battle of Grochow on Feb. 25, and was again victorious at Ostrolenka on May 26, but soon after wards he died of cholera (or by his own hand) at Klecksewo near Pultusk, on June 1 o, 1831.
See Belmont (Schiimberg), Graf Diebitsch (Dresden, 183o) ; Stiir mer, Der Tod des Gra f en Diebitsch (1832) ; Biog raphies of Russian Field-Marshals (in Russian, St. Petersburg, 1841) .