Aleksey Yermolov

Aleksey Yermolov
Aleksey Yermolov
	Portrait by George Dawe, 1824
Native name	Алексей Петрович Ермолов
Birth name	Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
Born	4 June 1777; Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	23 April 1861 (aged 83); Moscow, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russia
Branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1787–1827
Rank	General of the Infantry
Unit	Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment
Battles / wars	List Kościuszko Uprising Storming of Praga; ; Persian Expedition of 1796 Storming of Derbent; ; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Amstetten; Battle of Krems; Battle of Austerlitz; Battle of Eylau; Battle of Guttstadt; Battle of Heilsberg; Battle of Friedland; Battle of Valutino Combat of Valutina Gora; ; Battle of Borodino; Battle of Tarutino; Battle of Maloyaroslavets; Battle of Vyazma; Battle of Krasny; Battle of Lutzen; Battle of Bautzen; Battle of Kulm; Battle of Leipzig; Storming of Paris; ; Caucasian War Battle of Paraul; Battle of Dzhengutay; Battle of Dadi-yurt; Yermolov's campaign to Akusha Battle of Levashi; ; ; Russo-Persian War (1826–28); Crimean War; ;
Awards	Order of St. Andrew; Order of St. George; Order of St. Vladimir; Order of Saint Anna; Order of St. Alexander Nevsky; Order of the White Eagle
Alma mater	Moscow State University

Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov (Russian: Алексей Петрович Ермолов, IPA: [jɪrˈmoləf]; 4 June [O.S. 24 May] 1777 – 23 April [O.S. 11 April] 1861) was a Russian general of the 19th century who commanded Russian troops in the Caucasian War. He served in all the Russian campaigns against the French, except for the 1799 campaigns of Alexander Suvorov in northern Italy and Switzerland. During this time he was accused of conspiracy against Paul I and sentenced to exile. Two years later he was pardoned and brought back into service by Alexander I. Yermolov distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars at the Battles of Austerlitz, Eylau, Borodino, Kulm, and Paris.