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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.
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...
