Joseph Carl von Anrep

Joseph Carl von Anrep (Russian: Иосиф Романович Анреп, romanized: Iosif Romanovich Anrep-Elmpt; 6 February 1798 – 28 June 1860) was a Baltic German general during the Crimean War. He was a member of the Russian branch of the Anrep family, the son of Heinrich Reinhold von Anrep, a general of the Russian cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars.

Joseph Carl von Anrep
Born	6 February 1798
Died	June 28, 1860(1860-06-28) (aged 62) Russia
Allegiance	Russia
Branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1815–1860
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Battles / wars	Russo-Turkish War November Uprising Hungarian Campaign Crimean War
Awards	Order of St. Anna Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir

Biography

Anrep married Cecelia [Cäcilie] Julie Philippine Elmpt zu Burgau.^[1] On 6 May 1853, by edict of the Tzar, he was styled Count Anrep-Elmpt in order to preserve the title of his wife's grandfather, Count von Elmpt, who had no other heir. At the start of the Crimean War, Anrep was a colonel in Russian army, but he was quickly promoted to general. He commanded the Russian troops at the siege of Calafat.^[2][3] Anrep died in 1860.^[1] He was the owner of Kärstna manor in present-day Estonia. His son, Reinhold von Anrep-Elmpt, was an explorer.