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Nikolay Nikolayevich Raevsky (Николай Николаевич Раевский; September 25 [O.S. 14] 1771 — September 28 [O.S. 16] 1829) was a Russian general and statesman who achieved fame for his feats of arms during the Napoleonic Wars.
Bagration had 45,000 men available but assigned only General Nikolay Raevsky's 17,000–20,000-strong VII Corps to attack Davout. Bagration's order was essentially for an aggressive reconnaissance in force.
- 23 July 1812
- French victory
14 (25) September 1771, in St. Petersburg, was born Nikolay Raevsky, Russian commander, hero of the Patriotic War of 1812, General of Cavalry (1813), a member of the State Council of the Russian Empire (1826), cousin of Lieutenant-General D. Davydov.
Our latest blog post takes a look at the life and military career of Nikolay Raevsky, the Russian VII Corps commander who played a significant part in the major engagements of the 1812 campaign, giving his name to the Russian Great Redoubt on the battlefield of Borodino in the process.
Sep 1, 2021 · The article is devoted to the personality of Nikolay Alekseevich Raevsky — a historian, researcher, and writer. Raevsky is known mainly as a researcher of A.S. Pushkin’s life and work. His books about the great Russian poet were immensely popular in Soviet times and had a well-deserved recognition among Pushkin scholars.
Nikolay Samokish. Bonaparte longed for a major battle with the Russians from the very moment his troops invaded the borders of the Russian Empire on June 24, 1812. His enemy avoided a direct...
Jan 3, 2018 · After extensive research, Potocan came to the conclusion that Vronsky was based on Count Nikolay Nikolayevich Raevsky, scion of a famous Russian noble family and a distant relative of...
