Pyotr Kotlyarevsky
Pyotr Stepanovich Kotlyarevsky Пётр Степанович Котляревский | |
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| Born | 23 June 1782 village of Olkhovatka, Kupyansk County, Kharkov province (nowadays part of Ukraine) |
| Died | 2 November 1852 (aged 70) |
| Allegiance | Feodosia Russian Empire |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Rank | General of the Infantry |
| Unit | Infantry |
| Commands | 17th Jäger Regiment Georgian 14th Grenadier Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Persian Expedition of 1796 Russo-Persian War (1804-1813) |
Pyotr Stepanovich Kotlyarevsky (June 23, 1782 – November 2, 1852) was a Russian military hero of the early 19th century.
Biography
He was born in the village of Olkhovatka near Kharkov into a cleric's family. Kotlyarevsky was brought up in an infantry regiment quartered near Mozdok. He was promoted officer for his exploits during Count Zubov's Persian Campaign in 1796.
His leadership and boldness made him a national celebrity during the Russo-Turkish War (1806–12)#Caucasus Front and the Russo-Persian War (1804-1813). In 1810 he took hold of Meghri Citadel, withstood a siege by the Persian army and then routed them on the Araks River. In 1812, he defeated Abbas Mirza in the Battle of Aslanduz and stormed Lankaran with as little as around 2,500 soldiers. Thereupon the Persians sued for peace, and Kotlyarevsky was promoted General of Infantry (a rank equal to that of Full General in other armies). Suffering from wounds, he had to retire from active service and spent the rest of his life in Feodosiya, where he eventually died as well.
A local artist, Ivan Aivazovsky, devised Kotlyarevsky's mausoleum, while Prince Vorontsov ordered his statue to be erected in Ganja.