Portrait by George Dawe from the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace

Alexander Dmitriyevich Balashov (Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Балашов (13 July 1770 – 8 May 1837) was a Russian general and statesman. George Dawe at work George Dawe (February 8, 1781, London — October 15, 1829, Kentish Town) was an English portraitist who painted 329 portraits of Russian generals active during Napoleons invasion of Russia for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. ... Military Gallery Military Gallery (Russian: ) is a gallery of the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia. ... Located between the bank of the Neva River and the Palace Square, the Winter Palace in St. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Balashov came from a noble family. When the boy turned 6 years, his father, a Privy Counsellor and Senator, had him enrolled in the Preobrazhensky Regiment though it was not until November 1781 that he entered the Page Corps, matriculating in 1787 with the rank of camer-page. On 9 January 1791 he joined the Izmaylovsky Regiment as lieutenant. From 1795 he was a lieutenant colonel in the regular army. He was promoted Colonel in April 1788 and Major General in 1799. Table of Ranks (Табель о рангах; Tabel o rangakh) was a formal list of positions and ranks in military, government, and court of the Imperial Russia. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Since 1810, the Page Corps had been located in the Vorontsov Palace, designed by Rastrelli half a century earlier. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... While a page is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a chilvalric and ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... The Regular Army is the name given to the permanent force of the United States Army that is maintained during peacetime. ... Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

On 21 January 1800 Balashov was dismissed from the military service, but in November of the same year he was appointed governor general and chief of garrisons regiment in Tallinn. On 23 September 1804 he resigned for family reasons, but within three months he was appointed the chief of police in Moscow. In November 1807 he become the general-krigs-komissar, on 29 March 1808 he replaced Fyodor Ertell in the office of chief of police in Saint Petersburg and thereupon his career soared. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1800 (MDCCC) was an common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Chief of Police is the title typically given to the head of a police department, particularly in the United States and Canada. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland...

In February 1809 Alexander I conferred on Balashov the rank of Adjutant general and appointed him the War Governor of Saint Petersburg. In March 1809 he was promoted to lieutenant-general. From 1 January 1810 he was a member of the newly established State Council. In June the same year he became the Minister of Police. 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Aleksander I Pavlovich Romanov (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825), was Emperor of Russia from March 23, 1801–December 1, 1825 and King of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... An adjutant general is the chief administrative officer to a military general. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in almost every country in the world. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The State Council (Государственный Совет) was the supreme state advisory body to Tsar in Imperial Russia. ... Ministry of Police of Imperial Russia was created in the course of Government reform of Alexander I in 1810 and exists till 1819. ...

In 1812, during Napoleon's Invasion of Russia, Balashov was present in the front-line army stationed in Vilnius. After La Grande Armée crossed the frontier on June 12, Balashov was dispatched to deliver the Emperor's letter to Napoleon. He participated in the organization of the People's Militia (Народное ополчение) and was a member of the extraordinary committee choosing the commander-in-chief of the Russian army. 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The March on Moscow The invasion commenced on June 23, 1812. ... Location Ethnographic region DzÅ«kija County Vilnius County Municipality Vilnius city municipality Elderate Number of elderates 20 Coordinates General information Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population (rank) 540,318 in 2005 (1st) First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights 1387 Vilnius ( (help· info), Belarusian: , Polish... La Grande Armér (in English, the Big, Great or Grand Army) is the French military term for the main force in a military campaign. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...

After the Patriotic War of 1812 Balashov was involved in important diplomatic missions. Between 1819 and 1828, he served as the war governor general of Orel, Tula, Ryazan, Tambov and Voronezh. On 23 September 1834 Balashov resigned his office and died on 8 May 1837 on his way to Kronstadt. The invasion of the Russian Empire led by Napoleon in 1812 was a critical turning point in the Napoleonic wars. ... Orel or Oryol (Орёл) is a city in Russia, administrative center of the Oryol Oblast. ... Tula (Russian: ) is an industrial city in the European part of Russia, located 165 km to the south of Moscow, on the river Upa, at . ... Ryazan (Ряза́нь) is a city in Central Russia federal district, the administrative center of the Ryazan Oblast. ... Komunalnaya Ulitsa, Tambov Tambov (Тамбо́в) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Tambov Oblast. ... Voronezh (Воро́неж) is a large city in the south of Central Russia, not far from Ukraine. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 map of Kronstadt bay Kronstadt (Russian: ), or Kronshtadt, Cronstadt, is a strongly fortified Russian seaport town, located on Kotlin Island, near the head of the Gulf of Finland, at , . It lies thirty kilometers west of Saint Petersburg, of which it is the chief port. ...

References

• This article includes content derived from the Russian Biographical Dictionary, 1896 - 1918.
• (Russian) Dictionary of Russian Generals