LACY, Boris Petrovich (b. 1737—d. 30 January 1820) began service in the Austrian army and entered Russian service as a captain in the Azov Infantry Regiment in 1762. He served in Lithuania and Poland in 1763-1764, and in the Crimea in 1776. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1791, Lacy distinguished himself at Ismail, garnering the Order of St. George (3rd class). He later served in Poland in 1794-1795, where he earned a promotion to lieutenant general. Four years later, he led Russian troops in the Baltic provinces. In 1805, Lacy took command of the Russian expeditionary forces in Naples. He returned to Russia the following year and retired from the army.
LADYZHENSKY, Nikolay Fedorovich (b. 1774—d. 7 May 1861) was born to a noble family in the Moscow gubernia. He enlisted in the Life Guard Preobrazhensk Regiment on 8 February 1790, and rose to ensign on 26 June 1798. Ladyzhensky participated in the 1805 Campaign and was wounded at Austerlitz. Promoted to colonel on 6 October 1806, he was given command of the Keksholm (Kexholm) Musketeer Regiment (served until 21 Decembver 1807). In June 1807, he fought the French at Guttstadt, Heilsberg, and Fiedland, where he was wounded and received the Order of St. George (4th class).
In 1809, Ladyzhensky was appointed commander of the Vyatka Musketeer Regiment (28 November) and served in the Army of Moldavia. He took part in the actions at Turtukai and Ruse in 1810, and was wounded in the left hand during the assault on Ruse in 1811. The same year, he was appointed chef of Nizhegorod Infantry Regiment on 27 May 1811. In 1812, his regiment was attached to the 2nd Brigade of the 26th Division of the 7th Corps of the 2nd Western Army. Ladyzhensky took part in Bagration’s retreat from Volkovysk to Moghilev, where he took part in the battle of Satlanovka. Ladyzhensky was seriously wounded when a canister shot hit him in the chest. He spent the rest of campaign recuperating at Ryazan and returned to the army in the summer of 1813.
After a promotion to major general on 27 June 1813, Ladyzhensky led a brigade in the 15th Division. He joined the main army in November 1813, and participated in the invasion of France in 1814, fighting at Brienne, La Rothière, Bar sur Aube, Laon, and Paris (Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class). After his return to Russia, Ladyzhensky marched with the Russian army to engage Napoleon during The Hundred Days in 1815. After the war, he served in the 15th Division and was discharged with a full pension on 18 March 1817.
In 1819, Ladyzhensky returned to military service and, with his seniority changed to 29 July 1816, served as a duty officer in the 7th and 13th Divisions. In 1820, he commanded the 2nd Brigade of the 10th Division, but was dismissed on 16 September 1823. He retired again on 18 January 1834, but soon returned to service as the Military Governor of Sedletsk. He rose to lieutenant general on 29 March 1845, and directed the 10th District Corps of the Internal Guard. He retired for good with a full pension on 23 February 1850.
During his career, Ladyzhensky received the Orders of St. George (4th class), of St. Vladimir (3rd class), of St. Anna (2nd class) and of St. Stanislaus (1st class), medal “For 35 Years of Distinguished Service” and a golden sword for courage.
LAMBERT, Karl Osipovih (b. 1772—d. 10 June 1843, Poltava gubernia) descended from a prominent French noble family; his father was General Marquis de Saint Bris of the Royal army. Karl Lambert began service in the French Royal Guard but fled France during the Revolution. He joined the Russian service as a second major in the Kinburn Dragoon Regiment on 14 February 1793. In 1794, he took part in operations in Poland, fighting at Khelm, Maciejowice, and Praga (received the Order of St. George, 4th class, 12 January 1795). In 1796-1797, he participated in the Persian Campaign along the Caspian Sea, where he commanded a Cossack regiment. Lambert was promoted to colonel in March 1798, and became commander of the Starodoub Cuirassier Regiment on 12 August 1799. He served under General Rimsky Korsakov in Switzerland in late 1799, and was wounded in the left leg at Zurich. Lambert was promoted to major general and appointed chef of the Ryazan Cuirassier Regiment on 29 December 1799. However, he was discharged on 20 March 1800, during Paul’s military purges.