Gerasim Shostakov (); 1756–1837) was a Russian military commader during the Napoleonic Wars, a major general in the Imperial Russian Army, recipient of multiple military awards. He took part in the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792), Polish–Russian War of 1792, suppression of the Kościuszko Uprising, fought against the French invasion of Russia and in the War of the Sixth Coalition.Шостаков Герасим Алексеевич, Отечественная война 1812 года. Биографический справочник [The Patriotic War of 1812. Biographical Directory]Генералитет Российской империи (армия, флот и военизированные корпуса) [Generals of the Russian Empire (army, navy, and paramilitary corps)]
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