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Andrei Rosenberg
Diederich Arend von Rosenberg or Andrei Grigoryevich Rosenberg (; 1739 – 7 September 1813) was an Russian Empire, Imperial Russian general who led troops against Ottoman Turkey, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and First French Republic, Republican France. During the War of the Second Coalition he capably led an army corps under the famous Alexander Suvorov at Battle of Cassano (1799), Cassano, Battle of Bassignana (1799), Bassignana and Battle of Trebbia (1799), the Trebbia. In addition, his advance guard Combat of Gavi (1799), fought at Gavi when pursuing retreating French troops after the Battle of Novi (1799), Battle of Novi. During Suvorov's Swiss campaign, Rosenberg's Column (formation), column took the Oberalp Pass around Lake Oberalpsee; while in independent command, he and his rearguard badly defeated a French force under André Masséna in the Battle of Muottental, Battle of the Muotatal (Muottental/Muttental) on 30 September – 1 October 1799. Biography Early se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosenberg (surname)
Rosenberg is a family name and toponym of German origin. Its principal meaning is "mountain of roses", from ''Rose'' + ''Berg''. However, as a toponym, in some locations it may have originally meant "red mountain" or simply "red hill", from ''rot'' + ''Berg''. The terminal consonant of the /rot/-/roθ/-/roð/-/ros/ syllable has varied across regions and centuries; there are many variations of the name, including Rozenberg, Rotenberg, Rottenberg, Rothenberg and Rodenberg. It is also a common name among Ashkenazi Jews. Notable people Rosenberg A–E * Aaron "Rosy" Rosenberg (1912–1979), American college football player, and film and television producer *Alan Rosenberg (born 1950), American actor * Aleksandr Rosenberg (1877–1935), Russian architect *Alexander Rosenberg (born 1946), American philosopher of science *Alfred Rosenberg (1893–1946), German theorist and Nazi official, executed for war crimes *Alina Rosenberg (born 1992), German Paralympic equestrian *Allen Rosenbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methoni Castle
The Castle of Methoni is a medieval fortification in the port town of Methoni, Messenia, in southwestern Greece. The castle of Methoni occupies the whole area of the cape and the southwestern coast to the small islet that has also been fortified with an octagonal tower and is protected by the sea on its three sides. Its north part, the one that looks to land, is covered by a heavily fortified acropolis. A deep moat separates the castle from the land and communication was achieved by a wooden bridge. The Venetians built on the ancient battlements and added on and repaired it during both periods that they occupied the castle. Description Its entrance is accessed by a stone bridge of 14 arches, that was built over a moat by the technicians of the ''Morea expedition, Expédition scientifique de Morée'', that accompanied general Maison. The entrance gate ends in an arch framed on the right and left by pilasters with Corinthian capitals. It is considered to be the work of Venetians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Bassignana (1799)
The Battle of Bassignana (12 May 1799) saw a Russian corps led by Andrei Grigorevich Rosenberg, who was under the influence of Grand Duke Constantine, attempt to establish a bridgehead on the south bank of the Po River in the presence of a French army under Jean Victor Marie Moreau. The French rapidly massed superior strength and attacked. After several hours of hard fighting, the Russians abandoned their foothold with serious losses. This War of the Second Coalition action occurred near the town of Bassignana, located in the angle between the Po and Tanaro Rivers, about northeast of Alessandria, Italy. A string of Austrian and Russian victories in the spring of 1799 evicted the French armies from north and northeast Italy. The leader of the combined Austro-Russian armies, Alexander Suvorov prepared to drive the French armies from the rest of Italy. Suvorov ordered his lieutenant Rosenberg to join him on the south bank of the Po below its confluence with the Tanaro. Proba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Cassano (1799)
The Battle of Cassano (, ) was fought in 1799 from 27 to 28 April (Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.: 16 to 17 April) near Cassano d'Adda, which about ENE of Milan. The clash is part of the battle of the Adda River (, ) or the so-called ''forcing of the Adda'', which on the first day of 26 April (Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.: 15 April) resulted in a minor victory for the Russian Empire, Russians under the Alexander Suvorov, Count Suvorov over Barthelemy Scherer, Barthélemy Schérer's French First Republic, French forces at Lecco. Then, on the second day, Suvorov's Habsburg monarchy, Austrians and Cossacks prevailed over Jean Victor Marie Moreau, Jean Moreau's army, who replaced Schérer as supreme commander, and trapped his isolated division on the third. The action took place during the War of the Second Coalition, as part of the larger conflict known as the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle of the Adda River was four separate combats. Lecco was a victorious comba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suvorov's Italian And Swiss Expedition
The Italian and Swiss expedition of 1799 was a military campaign undertaken by a combined Austro-Russian army under overall command of the Russian Marshal Alexander Suvorov against French forces in Piedmont and Lombardy (modern Italy) and the Helvetic Republic (present-day Switzerland). The expedition was part of the Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars in general, and the War of the Second Coalition in particular. It was one of 'two unprecedented Russian interventions in 1799', the other being the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (August–November 1799). Preparations The expedition was primarily planned by British and Russian politicians and diplomats. Russia would provide troops that Britain would subsidise, and together they sought to encourage Austria to do most of the fighting (as it had about three-fourths of the would-be Second Coalition's land forces), pay for its own troops as well as supply the entire allied army, while maintaining Anglo-Russian stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Second Coalition
The War of the Second Coalition () (1798/9 – 1801/2, depending on periodisation) was the second war targeting French Revolution, revolutionary French First Republic, France by many European monarchies, led by Kingdom of Great Britain, Britain, Habsburg monarchy, Austria, and Russian Empire, Russia and including the Ottoman Empire, History of Portugal (1777–1834), Portugal, Kingdom of Naples, Naples and various German monarchies. Prussia did not join the coalition, while History of Spain (1700-1808), Spain supported France. The overall goal of Britain and Russia was to contain the expansion of the French Republic and to restore the monarchy in France, while Austriaweakened and in deep financial debt from the War of the First Coalitionsought primarily to recover its position and come out of the war stronger than when it had entered. The first half of the war saw the Coalition manage to drive the French back in Italy, Germany, and Holland, but they were not able to seriously t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Bar Confederation
The Bar Confederation (; 1768–1772) was an association of Polish nobles (''szlachta'') formed at the fortress of Bar in Podolia (now Ukraine), in 1768 to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian political influence and against King Stanislaus II Augustus with Polish reformers, who were attempting to limit the power of the Commonwealth's wealthy magnates. The founders of the Bar Confederation included the magnates Adam Stanisław Krasiński, the bishop of Kamieniec, Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł, Casimir Pulaski, his father and brothers and Michał Hieronim Krasiński. Its creation led to a civil war and contributed to the First Partition of Poland. Maurice Benyovszky was the best known European Bar Confederation volunteer, supported by Roman Catholic France and Austria. Some historians consider the Bar Confederation the first Polish uprising. Background Abroad At the end of the Seven Years' War (1756–176 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Chesma
The naval Battle of Cheshme (also the Battle of Chesma, Chesme or Cesme Bay) took place on 5–7 July 1770 during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) near and in Çeşme (Cheshme, Chesma, or Chesme) Bay, in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios, which was the site of a number of past naval battles between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. It was a part of the Orlov Revolt of 1770, a precursor to the later Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), and the first of a number of disastrous fleet battles for the Ottomans against Russia. Today it is commemorated as a Day of Military Honour in Russia. Prelude The Russo-Turkish War had begun in 1768, and Russia sent several squadrons from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to draw Ottoman attention away from their Black Sea fleet, then only six ships of the line strong. Two Russian squadrons, commanded by Admiral Grigory Spiridov and Rear Admiral John Elphinstone, a British captain wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runivers
Runivers () is a site devoted to Russian culture and history. Runivers targets Russian speaking readers and those interested in Russian culture and history. Runivers is an online library aimed to provide free access to authentic documents, books and texts related to Russian history, which were previously kept in major libraries and state archives. This project is not-profit. The main body of the collection consists of facsimile copies of books and journals published before 1917 as well as archive photos and documents on the history and culture of Russia. The digitalizing is supported by Transneft. read 5 August 2011 Collection Books and publications As of August 2010, Runivers claimed to contain over 1,500 books (high quality |
Samuel Greig
Samuel Greig, also known as Samuil Karlovich Greig (; 30 November 1735 – ), was a Scottish-born Russian admiral who distinguished himself in the Battle of Chesma (1770) and the Battle of Hogland (1788). His son Alexey Greig also made a spectacular career in the Imperial Russian Navy. Early life Samuel Greig was born on 30 November 1735 in the burgh of Inverkeithing in Fife. Initially he worked as a seaman on his father's ships, then entered the Royal Navy before 1758 as a master's mate.Cross, Anthony (August 2007) 'By the Banks of the Neva: Chapters from the Lives and Careers of the British in Eighteenth-Century Russia', Cambridge University Press, He was present at naval engagements at the Capture of Gorée (1758), the Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759) and the Battle of Havana (1762). He was promoted to acting lieutenant in 1761 but the Royal Navy took several years to confirm this rank. When Catherine II of Russia became Empress in 1762 the Imperial Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. It can also be a rank of command in an air force. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. Etymology The word "captain" derives from the Middle English "capitane", itself coming from the Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ... "caput", meaning "head". It is consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Petrovich Dolgorukov (general, Born 1744)
Prince Peter Petrovich Dolgorukov (; 1744–1815) was a Russian infantry general. He served as governor of Kaluga and Moscow and commanded the Tula Arms Plant. He was the aide-de-camp of Alexander I as a young soldier. His three sons Vladimir, Peter and Mikhail were also all generals. During the Orlov revolt, he led the failed siege of Modon. References External links * 1744 births 1815 deaths Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ... People of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) Imperial Russian Army generals {{Russia-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
