Fedor Viktorovich Nazimov (1764-1827), Russian commander of the Napoleonic Wars , major general of the Russian Imperial Army .
| Fedor Viktorovich Nazimov | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Fedor Viktorovich Nazimov workshop [1] of George Dow . Military Gallery of the Winter Palace , State Hermitage Museum ( St. Petersburg ) | |
| Date of Birth | December 9, 1764 |
| Date of death | March 7, 1827 (62 years old) |
| Place of death | Kiev |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Years of service | 1790 - 1816 |
| Rank | major general |
| Commanded | Ukrainian musketeer settlement (1798–1803) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards and prizes | Order of St. Anne , 2nd Art. with diamonds, Vladimir 4th art. with a bow, George of the 4th class., Vladimir of the 3rd st .; gold sword “for courage” |
Biography
Fedor Nazimov was born on December 9, 1764 into a noble family . As a young man, he was recorded as a corporal in the Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment (January 30, 1777), in which he fought with the Swedes .
Since February 1, 1790 - Captain of the Kexholm Infantry Regiment .
He took part in the Russian-Turkish war of 1787-1791. , the Polish congregations of 1792 and the suppression of the Kosciuszko Uprising .
On August 1, 1799, Nazimov was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the combined grenadier battalion, and on November 21, 1799 he was approved as commander of the Ukrainian Musketeer Regiment.
May 16, 1803 Nazimov was promoted to major general [2] . September 4, 1805 was appointed to the post of chief of Kurinsky 79th Infantry Regiment .
He took part in the Russian-Turkish war of 1806-1812. .
September 27, 1810 Nazimov was appointed commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 15th Infantry Division in the army of Alexander Petrovich Tormasov .
During Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, he led the 15th Infantry Division in the 3rd Reserve Observation Army.
From November 5, 1816 to 1821, F.V. Nazimov held the position of Kiev civil governor, while from the military rank he was renamed to actual state advisers .
November 26, 1816, his merits were awarded the Order of St. George, 4th class No. 3159.
Fedor Viktorovich Nazimov died on March 7, 1827 and was buried with honors in the village of Voronin, Klinsky district.
Notes
- ↑ State Hermitage Museum. Western European painting. Catalog / Ed. V. F. Levinson-Lessing; ed. A. E. Krol , K. M. Semenova. - 2nd edition, revised and supplemented. - L .: Art, 1981. - T. 2. - P. 258, cat. No 7933. - 360 p.
- ↑ Nazimov, Fedor Viktorovich
Links
- Dictionary of Russian generals, participants in the hostilities against the army of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1812-1815. // Russian archive. The history of the Fatherland in the evidence and documents of the XVIII — XX centuries. : Collection. - M .: TRITE studio N. Mikhalkova , 1996. - T. VII . - S. 487-488 . - ISSN 0869-20011 . (Comm. A. A. Podmazo )