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Alexander Suvorov

1730 - 1800

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Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy (24 November [O.S. 13 November] 1729 or 1730 – 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1800) was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire. Born in Moscow, he studied military history as a young boy and joined the Imperial Russian Army at the age of 17. Promoted to colonel in 1762 for his successes during the Seven Years' War, his victories during the War of the Bar Confederation included the capture of Kraków and victories at Orzechowo, Lanckorona, and Stołowicze. His reputation rose further when, in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, he captured Turtukaya twice and won a decisive victory at Kozludzha. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Suvorov is the 91st most popular military personnel (down from 75th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Russia (down from 84th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

Alexandr Suvorov is most famous for being a Russian military commander during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Alexander Suvorov ranks 91 out of 2,058Before him are Wild Bill Hickok, Vasily Arkhipov, Ivan Konev, Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, José de San Martín, and Subutai. After him are Albert Kesselring, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Walther von Brauchitsch, Wilhelm Canaris, George S. Patton, and Edward Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1730, Alexander Suvorov ranks 1After him are Charles Messier, Henry Clinton, Johann Georg Hamann, Étienne Bézout, Jan Ingenhousz, Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova, Pieter Boddaert, Josiah Wedgwood, Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, and Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1800, Alexander Suvorov ranks 2Before him is Jeongjo of Joseon. After him are Jean-Baptiste Kléber, Niccolò Piccinni, Louis Desaix, Adélaïde of France, Peter von Biron, George XII of Georgia, Salawat Yulayev, Salomon Maimon, Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Lorenzo Mascheroni.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Suvorov ranks 99 out of 3,761Before him are Alexis of Russia (1629), Vasily Arkhipov (1926), Mikhail Kalinin (1875), Ivan Konev (1897), Ivan III of Russia (1440), and Michael of Russia (1596). After him are Mikhail Lomonosov (1711), Lev Kamenev (1883), Alexander Alekhine (1892), Nikolai Bukharin (1888), Ilya Prigogine (1917), and Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Alexander Suvorov ranks 6Before him are Vasily Zaitsev (1915), Mikhail Kutuzov (1745), Stanislav Petrov (1939), Vasily Arkhipov (1926), and Ivan Konev (1897). After him are Mikhail Tukhachevsky (1893), Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961), Vasily Chuikov (1900), Pyotr Bagration (1765), Semyon Budyonny (1883), and Felix Steiner (1896).