As a lieutenant colonel, Alexander Bagration participated in the battles in the northern Caucasus, in a defense of southeast borders of the Russian Empire.
On 6 (17) December, 1788, the Russians attacked Ochakov and captured the fortress.
He was known for his calmness and boundless bravery in battle, speed and decisiveness of actions, and an eye for striking the enemy at the right moment.
He participated in the siege of Ochakov[?] (1788), and in the Polish campaign of 1794, being present at the taking of Praga[?] and Warsaw.
With a small rearguard he successfully resisted the repeated attacks of forces five times his own numbers (Battle of Hollabrunn, 16 November 1805), and though half his men fell, the retreat of the main army under Kutuzov was thereby secured.
At the battles of Eylau (7 February 1807), Heilsberg[?] (11 June 1807) and Friedland (14 June 1807) he fought with the most resolute and stubborn courage.
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