Vasili Osipovich Bebutov (Armenian: Վասիլ Բեհբութով, Georgian: ვასილ ბებუთაშვილი / ბებუთოვი, Russian: Василий Осипович Бебутов, romanized: Vasiliy Osipovich Bebutov) (1 January 1791 – 7 April 1858) was an Imperial Russian general and a member of a Georgian-Armenian noble family of Bebutashvili/Bebutov.

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Vasili Osipovich Bebutov
Portrait by Stepanos Nersissian
Native name	Russian: Василий Осипович Бебутов
Born	(1791-01-01)1 January 1791
Died	7 April 1858(1858-04-07) (aged 67)
Rank	General of the Infantry & Adjutant General
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812 Patriotic War of 1812 Crimean War Battle of Başgedikler Battle of Kurekdere
Awards	Order of St. Anne Order of St. Vladimir Gold Sword for Bravery Weapons: Gold Sword for Bravery

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Bebutov was in the military since 1809. Served in the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812 and the Patriotic War of 1812. Since 1816 he was Adjutant General of the H. I. M. Retinue and served with A. P. Yermolov. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29 he participated in the takeover of Akhaltsikhe and commanded the defense thereof against an attempt by Ahmed Pasha of Adjara to recapture it for the Ottomans. In 1830 he was made the governor of the Armenian Oblast. From 1844–47 he fought Imam Shamil. He was awarded the Order of Saint George of the second degree on 6 December 1853 for his services after he defeated the Ottomans in the battle of Başgedikler during the Crimean War.

Prince Bebutoff was appointed the Russian Commander-in-Chief in Asia in 1855, replacing General Mouravieff.^[1]

• Order of St. Anne, 3rd class (1813), 1st class (1829)
• Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class (1819), 2nd class (1844)
• Gold Sword for Bravery (1828)
• Order of St. George, 4th class (1830), 3rd class (1846), 2nd class (1853)
• Order of the White Eagle (1847)
• Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1849)
• Order of St. Andrew (1854)