Antanas Ričardas Druvė (; ; (b. 1867 in Pavirvytys estate, Tryškiai Parish - d. 17 February 1919) was a Lithuanian military officer and Russian colonel of the General Staff. Considered to be of French origin, Druvė was born in the Pavirvytis country-estate area, which previously belonged to the szlachta of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After Napoleon's march on Russia, the only person who remained at the country-estate was Drovės' grandfather. During the years 1887 to 1889, Druvė studied at Tsar Nikolai's cavalry school. He later went on to finish at the Academy of Petersburg General's Academy. While at the cavalry school, he was a friend of future Finnish president, Gustaf Mannerheim. During the Russian-Japanese War of 1905, Druvė was seriously wounded. During World War I, in the autumn o
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