Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I whanau i te 1839, i ako a Meves me te Konstantinovsky Cadet Corps, a i te 13 o Akuhata 1853 ka noho ia hei rangatira i roto i te Pavlovsky Regiment o nga Kaitiaki Imperial. I te tau 1863, i uru ia ki te tukinga o te whakaekenga o Polani
I te 12 o Hune i whakawhiwhia ki te Order o St. Stanislav, te tohu 3rd, me te hoari me te kopere.