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Aleksandr Ivanovich Baryatinsky (
1814–
1879),
Russian
General and
Field Marshal (since 1859),
Prince,
governor of the
Caucasus.
Baryatinsky entered the school of the
ensigns of the Guard in his seventeenth year and, on
November 8,
1833, received his commission of
cornet in the Life Guards of the future
Tsar Alexander II. In 1835, he served with great gallantry in the Caucasus, and on his return to
St.Petersburg was rewarded with a golden sword for valour. On
January 1,
1836, he was attached to the suite of Alexander, and in 1845 was again ordered off to the Caucasus and again most brilliantly distinguished himself, especially in the attack on
Shamil's stronghold, for which he received the
Order of St. George. In 1846, he assisted Field Marshal
Ivan Paskevich to suppress the
Krakow Uprising. From 1848 to 1856 he took a leading part in all the chief military events in the Caucasus, his most notable exploits being his victory at Mezeninsk in 1850 and his operations against Shamil in
Chechnya. His energetic and at the same time systematic
tactics inaugurated a new era of
mountain warfare. On
January 6,
1853, he was appointed
adjutant general and, on
July 5 of the same year,
chief of staff. In 1854, he took part in the brilliant Kurbsk Dere campaign. On
January 1,
1856, he became
commander-in-chief of the Caucasian army, and, subsequently, governor of the Caucasus. As an administrator, he showed himself fully worthy of his high reputation. Within three years of his appointment, the whole of the eastern Caucasus was subdued and the long elusive
Shamil was taken captive. Baryatinsky also conquered many of the tribes of the western Caucasus dwelling between the rivers of
Laba and
Belaya.
By the early 1860s, his health had seriously deteriorated, and on
December 6,
1862, he was relieved of his post at his own request. He spent the last days of his life abroad and died in
Geneva, after forty-eight years of
active service.
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