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Ekeln Fedor Andreyevich (1746 – 06.1804) – Lieutenant General, Chief Musketeers Regiment, commander of the Tula arms factories, was descended from German nobility of the city Delenburga was born in 1746 initially served in Germany and in 1772 with the rank of Major translated into Russian service. 13th March 1773 Ekeln was promoted to Captain with the appointment of divisional quartermaster to general staff. During the campaign in 1773 Ekeln was in the army of Count Rumyantsev, June 11, participated in the crossing of the Danube at Gurobala main army, intended to occupy Silistria, on June 18, was at the battle of Silistria, then with the forces of Lieutenant-General Ungern- Sternberg went to Ishmael to winter quarters and remained in the city until the conclusion of Kuchuk Kainarji (15 th July 1774). After the war Ekeln returned to St. Petersburg and was in command of the General Staff, where the 20 th June 1777 he was appointed divisional chief quartermaster. Two years later, 29 th October 1779, Ekeln was granted to Lieutenant Colonel and in this rank of 1 st January 1782 sent to Lieutenant-General FV Bouverom to Kronstadt to oversee the construction of the Kronstadt stone harbor, where was under the command of Admiral Greig on 4 th May 1783 then inscribed commandment was assigned to the retinue of the Prince of Wurttemberg, and sent to the Kherson, on their return to St. Petersburg 19-th September of that year was with the first division. September 22, 1785, as a reward for oversight in the construction of stone harbor at Kronstadt, Ekeln was granted the Order of St. Vladimir 4 th century. 7 th May 1786 he was transferred to the First Battalion of the Finnish Jaeger Corps. During the Swedish war in 1788 Ekeln was in the vanguard corps lieutenant-general Michelson and on July 27 in a battle at the village Utti, and then commanded the army chain, situated against a hostile border. 20 th April 1789 Ekeln was promoted to colonel, with translation into Nasheburgsky Infantry Regiment. 26 th November 1792 he was granted the Order of St. George 4-th century. as a reward for military exploits in the Swedish war. In 1794, under the command of Prince C. Golitsyn Ekeln involved in the suppression of Polish rebels in Lithuania and Courland, on June 4, smashed the Polish general Prozor Birzek the city, then in command of the vanguard, drove the enemy's best troops in the village let, Yanishkel manor, and on July 20 destroyed the large body rebels under the command of generals Gedrovicha, Gelguda, Bistroma and Brigadier Selistrovskogo, when the village salad, for that September 15 was granted the Order of St. Vladimir third station. 3rd October 1793 Ekeln took the oath of allegiance to Russia for Nasheburgskom musketeer regiment, in which the 24 th November 1794 was promoted to team leaders, after 2 years, 3 January 1796, he was transferred to Voronezh Musketeer Regiment, 27 th January 1797 was appointed major-general, and the 23rd October 1798 promoted to lieutenant general. 29 th January 1799, due to failure of the shelf for 2 years in the position desired by the charter, Ekeln was expelled from the service, but the 24 th November 1800 and appointed to the newly adopted consist of the Army. 3rd December 1800 Ekeln was appointed to the position Dolgorukova commander Tula Arms Plant. With accession to the throne of Alexander I Ekeln after the coronation of the emperor elect submitted armory with an offering excellent finishing gun products and steel items, for which he was happy with Gracious rescript. Due to concerns Ekeln in Tula was built a new two-story stone house for the factory commanders and established a special committee under his chairmanship to discuss the factory cases. In November 1803 he was dismissed from the directorship. Ekeln died in June 1804. Form in the department of archives of the General Staff in Moscow. – J. Gammel, "Description of the Tula arms factory", Moscow, 1826, p. 66, 67. – I. Afremov, "Historical Review of the province of Tula, Moscow, 1850, p. 207, 208. Artamonova.