Ivan Feodorovich Paskevich (Иван Фёдорович Паскевич in Russian) (August 5 (8th NS), 1782-January 20 (February 1, NS), 1856), was a Ukrainian military leader in the Russian service. For his victories, he was made Count of Erivan in 1828 and Prince of Warsaw in 1831. Russian (русский язык  listen?) is the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Events January 7 - The first American commercial bank opens (Bank of North America). ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ukraine (Україна, Ukrayina in Ukrainian; Украина in Russian) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south. ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is still a countess. Originally the title comes denoted the rank of a high official in the late Roman Empire: before Anthemius was made emperor in the West in 467, he was... Yerevan (Armenian: Երեվան or Երևան; sometimes written as Erevan; former names include Erivan and Erebuni) (population: 1,201,539 (1989 census); 1,088,300 (2004 estimate)[1]) is the largest city and capital of Armenia. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The term Congress Poland is an unofficial name of the Kingdom of Poland, a political entity that was created out of the Duchy of Warsaw at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, when European powers reorganised Europe following the Napoleonic wars. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Born in Poltava to a well-known family of the Ukrainian gentry, he was educated at the imperial institution for pages, where his progress was rapid, and in 1800 received his commission in the Guards and was named aide-de-camp to the tsar. His first active service was in 1805, in the auxiliary army sent to the assistance of Austria against France, when he took part in the Battle of Austerlitz. From 1807 to 1812, he was engaged in the campaigns against Turkey, and distinguished himself by many brilliant and daring exploits, being made a general officer in his thirtieth year. During the war with France in 1812-1814 he was present, in command of the 26th division of infantry, at all the most important engagements; at the Battle of Leipzig he won promotion to the rank of lieutenant general. Poltava is a city and oblast center in the Poltavska oblast of eastern Ukraine with some 313,400 inhabitants (2004). ... The gentry refers to a social class of landowners. ... Imperial is a term that is used to describe something that relates to an Empire, Emperor, or the concept of Imperialism. ... Page can mean several things, including: Either side of a leaf in a book. ... --66. ... An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ... Tsar ( Bulgarian цар, Russian царь,  listen?; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... At the Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805), during the Napoleonic War of the Third Coalition, a French force of approximately 73,000 under Napoleon decisively defeated a joint Russo_Austrian force of over 89,000, commanded by Russian General Kutuzov with General von Weyrother commanding the Austrian contingent. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... There are several common types of campaign: For organized efforts, each toward specific political goals, see political campaign. ... The Republic of Turkey is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part of its territory (3%) in southeastern Europe. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the arithmetic operation. ... Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. ... Map of battle by 18 October 1813, from Meyers Encyclopaedia The Battle of Leipzig (October 16-19, 1813), also called the Battle of the Nations, was the largest conflict in the Napoleonic Wars and one of the worst defeats suffered by Napoleon Bonaparte. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

On the outbreak of war with Persia in 1826 he was appointed second in command, and, succeeding in the following year to the chief command, gained rapid and brilliant successes which compelled the shah to sue for peace in February of 1828. In reward of his services he was named by the emperor Count of Erivan, and received a million of rubles and a diamond-mounted sword. From Persia he was sent to Turkey, and, having captured in rapid succession the principal fortresses, he was at the end of the campaign made a field marshal at the age of forty-seven. In 1830, he subdued the mountaineers of Dagestan. Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Shah (in Persian: شاه), from the Old Persian word khshathra king, is the Persian term for a monarch and used by the former rulers of Persia (present-day Iran) as well as the rulers of the Persian Empire. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Emperor is also a Norwegian black metal band; see Emperor (band). ... 1998 Russian Federation one rouble coin. ... A scattering of round-brilliant cut diamonds shows off the many reflecting facets. ... The Republic of Turkey is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part of its territory (3%) in southeastern Europe. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Republic of Dagestan ( Russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ...

In 1831, he was entrusted with the command of the army sent to suppress the November Uprising in Poland, and after the fall of Warsaw, which gave the death blow to Polish independence, he was raised to the dignity of prince of Warsaw, and created viceroy of the kingdom of Poland (unconstitutionally). 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Conflict November Uprising Date 1830-1831 Place Poland Result Russian victory The November Uprising (1830-1831) was an armed rebellion against Russias rule in Poland. ... The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and... Warsaw ( Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Polish has two major meanings. ... A viceroy is somebody who governs a country or province as a substitute for the monarch. ... In politics, a country (or in some cases, a group of countries) over which a king or queen reigns, is a kingdom, see: monarchy. ...

On the outbreak of the Insurrection of Hungary in 1848 he was appointed to the command of the Russian troops sent to the aid of Austria, and finally compelled the surrender of the Hungarians at Vilgos. In April of 1854 he again took the field in command of the army of the Danube, but on June 9, at Silistria, where he suffered defeat, he received a contusion which compelled him to retire from active service. In 1848, the Austrian Empire under the Habsburgs was confronted with the combined effect of economic, social class, and nationalities conflicts. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hungarian may refer to: Hungary or the Kingdom of Hungary. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Danube in Budapest Length 2,888 ¹ km Elevation of the source 1,078 ² m Average discharge 30 km. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... A bruise or contusion or ecchymoses is a kind of injury, usually caused by blunt impact, in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue. ...

He died in Warsaw, where in 1869 a memorial was erected to him. He held the rank of field marshal in the Prussian and Austrian armies as well as in his own service. 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A memorial is an object served as a memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... The national name Prussia (in Prussian: Prusa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian Prusai, Latin: Prussia or Borussia) was used by a wide variety of political factions during the 2nd millennium. ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ...

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