Alexei Andrianovich Protasov (1780-1833) - Russian commander of the era of the Napoleonic Wars , major general.
| Alexey Andrianovich Protasov | |||||||
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 Portrait of Alexei Andrianovich Protasov workshop [1] of George Dow . Military Gallery of the Winter Palace , State Hermitage Museum ( St. Petersburg ) | |||||||
| Date of Birth | September 12, 1780 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | with. Zhelchino , Ryazan province [2] | ||||||
| Date of death | December 18, 1833 (53 years old) | ||||||
| Place of death | Moscow | ||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||
| Years of service | 1801 - 1817 | ||||||
| Rank | major general | ||||||
| Commanded | Little Russia. cuirass. p. (1813–15) | ||||||
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Biography
Came from a noble family of Protasovs of the Ryazan province. Received home education. He began his service at the age of 15 as a non-commissioned officer in the Life Guards Horse Regiment . At the age of 20, on March 14, 1801, he received the first officer rank - Cornet; three years later - the head captain .
In 1805 he participated in the battle of Austerlitz , in 1807 he fought at Heilsberg and Friedland . For courage, he received his first battle order - St. Vladimir , 4th art. with a bow. Since November 28, 1808 - Colonel.
Before the Patriotic War of 1812 he was appointed commander of the combined cuirassier regiment (formed from the spare squadrons of the Cavalier Guard , the Life Guards of the Horse, His Life-cuirassiers and Her Majesties regiments.) In the 1st separate infantry corps of P. H. Wittgenstein .
His regiment distinguished itself in the battles at Sokolitsy, Svolnov, Volyntsi, as well as in the battle of Polotsk , where the regiment squadrons overturned the French cavalrymen. Chasing them all the way to the city, the cuirassiers crushed several infantry columns, captured 15 guns and up to 400 enemy soldiers. Protasov during the battle was in the most dangerous places, disposing of the attackers. A horse was killed under him, which, having fallen, crushed his leg. He was granted the Order of St. George of the 4th class on September 4, 1812 .
| in retaliation for the zealous service and distinction rendered in the battle against the French troops in 1812 at Polotsk on August 5 and 6, where, in a sudden attack by the enemy, he built an instantly commanded regiment and held it in proper order under the most severe cross cannonade, setting an example of canceled courage with subordinates. |
During the October battles for Polotsk , the Protasov regiment repeatedly counterattacked the enemy, capturing prisoners, after capturing Polotsk, pursued the enemy to the village of Chashniki on the Udda River, where a strong battle took place . He fought on the Berezina .
At the beginning of 1813, the cavalry of the Russian army underwent major reforms: the consolidated regiment was disbanded, and Protasov was appointed commander of the Life Guards of the Horse Regiment. In the battles of Dresden and Kulm, "he showed new exploits of personal courage"; On September 15, 1813, he was promoted to major general, and two weeks later, on September 28 , he was appointed commander of the Little Russian cuirassier regiment, with whom he participated in the battle of Leipzig , where he received a bullet wound in his right side and was out of action until March 1814. Returning to service, he took part in the battle of Arcy-sur-Ob and the capture of Paris .
After the war, he was under the head of the 3rd cuirassier division. Since January 15, 1816 for health reasons, "was in Internal Guard"; He was dismissed with a uniform on March 7, 1817 .
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. 259, cat. No. 8085. - 360 p.
- ↑ now Ryazan district of the Ryazan region
Literature
- 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. 524-525 . - ISSN 0869-20011 . (Comm. A. A. Podmazo )