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Pyotr Bagration
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General of the Imperial Russian Army (1765–1812)
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Pyotr Bagration was a military officer and member of the House of Mukhrani in the Russian Empire. He held the noble title of knyaz and served as a general and General of the Infantry in the Imperial Russian Army. Bagration was born in Kizlyar and died in Sima, Vladimir Oblast, from gangrene. His spouse was Catherine Bagration, and his sibling was Roman Bagration.
During his career, Bagration participated in the Napoleonic Wars, the Siege of Ochakov, the Battle of Praga, and the Battle of Cassano. He commanded the Egersky Guards Regiment. He received several awards, including the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of St. Andrew, the Gold Sword for Bravery, and the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. He spoke Russian and adhered to the Georgian Orthodox Church.
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Key facts
- Native name
- პეტრე ბაგრატიონი
- Nicknames
- "God of the Army" , "The Eagle"
- Born
- 10 July [ O.S. 29 June ] 1765, Kizlyar , Astrakhan Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- 24 September [ O.S. 12 September ] 1812 (aged 47), Sima , Vladimir Governorate , Russian Empire
- Buried
- Borodino Battlefield , Russia
- Allegiance
- Russia
- Branch
- Imperial Russian Army
- Service years
- 1782–1812
- Rank
- General of the Infantry
- Awards
- Weapons: , Gold Sword for Bravery
- Spouse
- Catherine Bagration née Skavronskaya
- Relations
- Ivane (father), Roman and Alexander (brothers) and Pyotr (nephew)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Kizlyar
- Place of death
- Sima, Vladimir Oblast
- Spouse
- Catherine Bagration
- Sibling
- Roman Bagration
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Georgian Orthodox Church
- Family
- House of Mukhrani
- Noble title
- knyaz
- Conflict
- Battle of Borodino
- Military branch
- Imperial Russian Army
- Military rank
- General of the Infantry
- Image
- Bagration P I.jpg
- Number of children
- 0
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- Commons category
- Pyotr Bagration
- date of death
- 1812-09-24
- date of birth
- 1765-06-29
- cause of death
- gangrene
- name in native language
- პეტრე ივანეს ძე ბაგრატიონი
- allegiance
- Russian Empire
- place of burial
- Yuryev-Polsky District
- start of work period
- 1782-00-00
- relative
- Jesse of Kartli
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration (10 July 1765 – 24 September 1812) was a Russian general and prince of Georgian origin, prominent during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Bagration, a member of the Bagrationi dynasty, was born in Kizlyar. His father, Ivan (Ivane), served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, in which Bagration also enlisted in 1782. Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration began his military career serving in the Russo-Circassian War of 1763–1864. He later participated in a war against the Ottomans and the capture of Ochakov in 1788. Later, he helped suppress the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 in Poland and capture Warsaw. During Russia's Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799 against the French, he served with distinction under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov.
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