Karl Lambert

Karl Karlovich count Lambert (Карл Карлович Ламберт) (1815 –1865) – Russian General of Cavalry, Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland from August to October 1861.

From 1840 to 1844 he fought against Chechen highlanders during Caucasian War. In 1848 he became chief of staff of II Russian Corps suppressing Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

October 14, 1861 he introduced martial law on territory of Congress Poland.