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Andrei Ivanovich Gorchakov

Russian general · Russia · On the map · Lived 1779 to 1855 · aged 76

Prince Andrei Ivanovich Gorchakov led a Russian infantry corps in the German Campaign of 1813 and the French Campaign of 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars. He participated in the 1799 Italian and Swiss expedition on the staff of his uncle Alexander Suvorov and was at Cassano, the Trebbia and Novi.

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Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Gold Sword for Bravery
Order of St. George, 3rd class
Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class
Order of St. George, 2nd class
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class

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At Heilsberg he replaced Bennigsen as commander-in-chief, at Friedland he was at the head of the army's right wing (1807). In 1812 he fought at Smolensk and Borodino. At Bautzen in May 1813 he led the second line of the Right Wing. He commanded the 1st Infantry Corps, at Dresden and Leipzig in 1813 and at Bar-sur-Aube, Laubressel and Paris in 1814. Andrei Gorchakov ultimately achieved the rank of general of the infantry. He was a State Council member in 1816-17.

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Lived 1779 to 1855 · aged 76