Bagration Happiness is always on the side of the brave
Petr Ivanovich Bagration was born on July 10 of the year 1765. He came from an ancient kind of Georgian kings. In 1766, the parents of the future general moved to Kizlyar (Russia), where the boy spent his childhood.
BAGRATION Peter Ivanovich (1765, Kizlyar - 12 (24) September 1812, village Simay Yuryev-Polsky district, Vladimir Province), Russian prince, commander, general of infantry (1809); participant of the Italian and Swiss campaigns A.V. Suvorov, wars with France, Sweden, Turkey; the commander in chief of the Moldavian army (1809-1810); in World War 1812, the commander-in-chief of the Second Army, mortally wounded in the battle of Borodino.
Peter Bagration came from the Georgian royal family, his father served as a colonel in the Russian army. Peter was enrolled for military service on May 1, a private soldier in the Astrakhan Infantry Regiment, and in the same year received the rank of ensign. Family ties in the aristocratic environment and the personal courage of the young officer contributed to the rise of his career. For about twelve years he was in the adjutant positions with prominent commanders, which became a reliable school for gaining experience in command of the troops. Bagration served in the Caucasus, participated in the Russian-Turkish war (1783-1787). For bravery in the assault of the Turkish fortress Ochakov (1791), he was promoted from second lieutenant to captain. During the Polish company (1789-1793), Bagration distinguished itself during the capture of Prague (a suburb of Warsaw), drawing the attention of A.V. Suvorov. Peter Bagration, he enjoyed the favor of Emperor Paul I Petrovich, married Countess E.P. Skavronskaya, who had family ties with the royal family, the emperor himself was the best man at the wedding. 1793 February 4, Bagration was granted the rank of major general.
In the 1799-1800 years, he was in the Italian and Swiss campaigns, took part in many battles, and successfully commanded the vanguard of the Russian army. This strengthened his reputation as a militant general, he was considered to be Suvorov’s favorite student. Bagration confirmed his military skills in the 1805 campaign of the year against the French in the battle of Schöngraben, where the Russian rearguard headed by him repelled all attacks and delayed the advance of a superior enemy, and then broke through and joined the main forces. For this feat he received the rank of lieutenant general, was awarded the Order of George of the second class. In an unsuccessful battle for the Russians of Austerlitz, a column of Russian troops under the command of Bagration was able, with minimal losses, to break through the enemy ranks and break away from the pursuit of Napoleon's troops.
In the 1806-1807 campaigns, he commanded the Fourth Division and the main avant-garde, took part in all major fighting with the French, distinguished himself at Preussis-Eylau and Friedland. During the Russian-Swedish war (1808-1809), Bagration commanded the 21 division, cleared the Swedish coast of Finland from the Swedes, in the spring of 1809, his division made the transition on the ice of the Gulf of Bothnia and occupied the Aland Islands. For this, the commander was promoted to general of infantry. During the Russian-Turkish war (1806-1812) from July 1809 to March 1810, he commanded the Moldovan army; under his leadership, Russian troops captured a number of fortresses on the Danube and were able to inflict defeat on the Turks under Rasevat and Tartar.
From August 1811, Bagration occupied the post of commander of the Podolsk Army, and from March 1812 - the Second Western Army, which covered the strategic direction from the western borders to Central Russia. This appointment took place despite personal disregard for General Alexander I Pavlovich. During Napoleon’s invasion of the territory of Russia, having received an order not to collide with superior enemy forces, Bagration skillfully maneuvered the battles out of the blows of the superior enemy forces and, after the battles under Mir and Saltanovka, using the inconsistency of the actions of French commanders, was able to break away from the persecution and connect with the First Western Army near Smolensk. During this period, a group of generals and officers, relying on the popularity of Bagration in the army and his fame as Suvorov's associate, began to use his name in the fight against MB. Barclay de Tolly and the retreat tactics pursued by him, putting forward the candidacy of Bagration for the post of single commander in chief. But before the arrival of MI Kutuzov, despite the differences of opinion on the methods of warfare, Bagration was forced to obey Barclay.
In the battle of Borodino, his troops defended the left flank of the Russian positions, and took the brunt of Napoleon’s superior forces at the start of the battle. Bagration personally led his units to counterattacks, in one of which he received a heavy wound with a grenade shard in the tibia of his left leg and was taken out of the battlefield, first to Moscow, and then to the village of Sima, where he died and was buried. In 1839, his ashes were reburied in the Borodino field. Bagration was considered one of the best Russian commanders of the Suvorov school, was distinguished by bravery in battle, was famous for energy and assertiveness in achieving the tasks set, was loved by ordinary soldiers and officers.
BAGRATION Peter Ivanovich (1765, Kizlyar - 12 (24) September 1812, village Simay Yuryev-Polsky district, Vladimir Province), Russian prince, commander, general of infantry (1809); participant of the Italian and Swiss campaigns A.V. Suvorov, wars with France, Sweden, Turkey; the commander in chief of the Moldavian army (1809-1810); in World War 1812, the commander-in-chief of the Second Army, mortally wounded in the battle of Borodino.
Peter Bagration came from the Georgian royal family, his father served as a colonel in the Russian army. Peter was enrolled for military service on May 1, a private soldier in the Astrakhan Infantry Regiment, and in the same year received the rank of ensign. Family ties in the aristocratic environment and the personal courage of the young officer contributed to the rise of his career. For about twelve years he was in the adjutant positions with prominent commanders, which became a reliable school for gaining experience in command of the troops. Bagration served in the Caucasus, participated in the Russian-Turkish war (1783-1787). For bravery in the assault of the Turkish fortress Ochakov (1791), he was promoted from second lieutenant to captain. During the Polish company (1789-1793), Bagration distinguished itself during the capture of Prague (a suburb of Warsaw), drawing the attention of A.V. Suvorov. Peter Bagration, he enjoyed the favor of Emperor Paul I Petrovich, married Countess E.P. Skavronskaya, who had family ties with the royal family, the emperor himself was the best man at the wedding. 1793 February 4, Bagration was granted the rank of major general.
In the 1799-1800 years, he was in the Italian and Swiss campaigns, took part in many battles, and successfully commanded the vanguard of the Russian army. This strengthened his reputation as a militant general, he was considered to be Suvorov’s favorite student. Bagration confirmed his military skills in the 1805 campaign of the year against the French in the battle of Schöngraben, where the Russian rearguard headed by him repelled all attacks and delayed the advance of a superior enemy, and then broke through and joined the main forces. For this feat he received the rank of lieutenant general, was awarded the Order of George of the second class. In an unsuccessful battle for the Russians of Austerlitz, a column of Russian troops under the command of Bagration was able, with minimal losses, to break through the enemy ranks and break away from the pursuit of Napoleon's troops.
In the 1806-1807 campaigns, he commanded the Fourth Division and the main avant-garde, took part in all major fighting with the French, distinguished himself at Preussis-Eylau and Friedland. During the Russian-Swedish war (1808-1809), Bagration commanded the 21 division, cleared the Swedish coast of Finland from the Swedes, in the spring of 1809, his division made the transition on the ice of the Gulf of Bothnia and occupied the Aland Islands. For this, the commander was promoted to general of infantry. During the Russian-Turkish war (1806-1812) from July 1809 to March 1810, he commanded the Moldovan army; under his leadership, Russian troops captured a number of fortresses on the Danube and were able to inflict defeat on the Turks under Rasevat and Tartar.
From August 1811, Bagration occupied the post of commander of the Podolsk Army, and from March 1812 - the Second Western Army, which covered the strategic direction from the western borders to Central Russia. This appointment took place despite personal disregard for General Alexander I Pavlovich. During Napoleon’s invasion of the territory of Russia, having received an order not to collide with superior enemy forces, Bagration skillfully maneuvered the battles out of the blows of the superior enemy forces and, after the battles under Mir and Saltanovka, using the inconsistency of the actions of French commanders, was able to break away from the persecution and connect with the First Western Army near Smolensk. During this period, a group of generals and officers, relying on the popularity of Bagration in the army and his fame as Suvorov's associate, began to use his name in the fight against MB. Barclay de Tolly and the retreat tactics pursued by him, putting forward the candidacy of Bagration for the post of single commander in chief. But before the arrival of MI Kutuzov, despite the differences of opinion on the methods of warfare, Bagration was forced to obey Barclay.
Fatal wound of General Bagration on the Borodino field. Artist A. Vepkhadze. 1948.
In the battle of Borodino, his troops defended the left flank of the Russian positions, and took the brunt of Napoleon’s superior forces at the start of the battle. Bagration personally led his units to counterattacks, in one of which he received a heavy wound with a grenade shard in the tibia of his left leg and was taken out of the battlefield, first to Moscow, and then to the village of Sima, where he died and was buried. In 1839, his ashes were reburied in the Borodino field. Bagration was considered one of the best Russian commanders of the Suvorov school, was distinguished by bravery in battle, was famous for energy and assertiveness in achieving the tasks set, was loved by ordinary soldiers and officers.
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