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Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov

1737 - 1808

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Count Alexei (Alexey) Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky (Russian: Алексей Григорьевич Орлов-Чесменский; 5 October [O.S. 24 September] 1737 – 5 January [O.S. 24 December 1807] 1808) was a Russian soldier, general-in-chief, general admiral and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. His joint victory with Grigory Spiridov and Samuel Greig in the Battle of Chesma put him in the ranks of the outstanding Russian military commanders of all time; and although he lacked naval experience, he was the only authority in those circumstances who could ensure proper co-ordination of action. Orlov served in the Imperial Russian Army, and through his connections with his brother, became one of the key conspirators in the plot to overthrow Tsar Peter III and replace him on the Russian throne with his wife, Catherine. The plot, carried out in 1762, was successful, and Peter was imprisoned under Alexei Orlov's guard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov is the 545th most popular military personnel (down from 476th in 2019), the 447th most popular biography from Russia (down from 408th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov is most famous for being the commander of the Russian army in the Battle of Borodino.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov ranks 545 out of 2,058. Before him are Max Hoffmann, Ante Gotovina, Hans Baur, William Tecumseh Sherman, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. After him are Günther Korten, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, Aegidius, Qi Jiguang, Artabazos II, and Deng Ai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1737, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov ranks 11. Before him are Michael Haydn, Josef Mysliveček, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, and Marie-Louise O'Murphy. After him are Louise of France, Tokugawa Ieharu, Morten Thrane Brünnich, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Among people deceased in 1808, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov ranks 9. Before him are Christian VII of Denmark, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, John Dickinson, Johan Christian Fabricius, Hubert Robert, and Carl Gotthard Langhans. After him are Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Princess Marie of Baden, Friedrich Kasimir Medikus, Paul Wranitzky, Ove Høegh-Guldberg, and Gaétan Vestris.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov ranks 447 out of 3,761. Before him are Nikolai Kardashev (1932), Grigory Sokolov (1950), Mikhail Gurevich (1892), Leonid Rogozov (1934), Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870), and Duchess Anna of Prussia (1576). After him are Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903), Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917), Galina Ulanova (1910), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), Anatoly Lyadov (1855), and Ivan Bilibin (1876).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov ranks 39. Before him are Sergei Skripal (1951), Viktor Kulikov (1921), Alexander Yegorov (1883), Dmitry Pozharsky (1577), Fyodor Ushakov (1745), and Dmitry Pavlov (1897). After him are Roza Shanina (1924), Mikhail Alekseyev (1857), Filipp Golikov (1900), Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov (1787), Alexander Pokryshkin (1913), and Lauri Törni (1919).

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