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Pyotr Bagration

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Also known as Petre Bagratiomi, Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration, Prince Bagration

General of the Imperial Russian Army (1765–1812)

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Pyotr Bagration was a military officer and member of the House of Mukhrani in the Russian Empire. He held the noble title of knyaz and served as a general and General of the Infantry in the Imperial Russian Army. Bagration was born in Kizlyar and died in Sima, Vladimir Oblast, from gangrene. His spouse was Catherine Bagration, and his sibling was Roman Bagration.

During his career, Bagration participated in the Napoleonic Wars, the Siege of Ochakov, the Battle of Praga, and the Battle of Cassano. He commanded the Egersky Guards Regiment. He received several awards, including the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of St. Andrew, the Gold Sword for Bravery, and the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. He spoke Russian and adhered to the Georgian Orthodox Church.

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Key facts

Native name
პეტრე ბაგრატიონი
Nicknames
"God of the Army" , "The Eagle"
Born
10 July [ O.S. 29 June ] 1765, Kizlyar , Astrakhan Governorate , Russian Empire
Died
24 September [ O.S. 12 September ] 1812 (aged 47), Sima , Vladimir Governorate , Russian Empire
Buried
Borodino Battlefield , Russia
Allegiance
Russia
Branch
Imperial Russian Army
Service years
1782–1812
Rank
General of the Infantry
Awards
Weapons: , Gold Sword for Bravery
Spouse
Catherine Bagration née Skavronskaya
Relations
Ivane (father), Roman and Alexander (brothers) and Pyotr (nephew)

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Encyclopedic overview

Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration (10 July 1765 – 24 September 1812) was a Russian general and prince of Georgian origin, prominent during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Bagration, a member of the Bagrationi dynasty, was born in Kizlyar. His father, Ivan (Ivane), served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, in which Bagration also enlisted in 1782. Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration began his military career serving in the Russo-Circassian War of 1763–1864. He later participated in a war against the Ottomans and the capture of Ochakov in 1788. Later, he helped suppress the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 in Poland and capture Warsaw. During Russia's Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799 against the French, he served with distinction under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov.

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