Baron Egor Antonovich Schlippenbach ( 1783 , Livonia - 1830 , Malta ) - Russian naval officer of the Lutheran religion.
| Egor Antonovich Schlippenbach | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1783 | |
| Place of Birth | Livonia , Russian empire | |
| Date of death | March 8, 1830 | |
| Place of death | Malta | |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |
| Type of army |  fleet | |
| Rank | 1st rank captain | |
| Commanded | transport "Alfius" brig "Achilles" schooner "Arrow" frigate "Alexandra" | |
| Battles / wars | Russian-Turkish war (1806-1812) , World War 1812 , War of the sixth coalition Russian-Turkish war (1828-1829) | |
| Awards and prizes |
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| Communications | father-in-law L.P. Heyden
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Biography
The first son of Baron Anton Ivanovich Schlippenbach (in the second marriage of three) and Anna Louise, daughter of the Revelation Chief Commandant Baron Karl Gaugreben. Their second son is also an officer of the Russian imperial fleet, Lev Antonovich (1784-1813).
February 21, 1794 entered the Naval Cadet Corps. On April 15, 1796, he was promoted to midshipman and completed several training maritime companies. October 22, 1800 he graduated from the Marine Corps with production in the rank of warrant officer .
In 1801, sailed on the ship "Alexei", and in 1802 - 1803 on the ship "Conception of St. Anne" under the command of the captain of the second rank Count L. P. Heyden cruised off the island of Borgolm. In 1804, the ship "Archistratig Michael" sailed from Kronstadt to Bergen.
In 1805, on a Uriel ship, as part of a squadron under the command of Vice Admiral D.N. Senyavin, he moved from Kronstadt to England, from where he moved to Corfu on the Argus brig and the next year participated in hostilities in the Mediterranean Sea.
In 1807, on a captured ship, Sed El-Bahr moved from Corfu to Trieste , where it was on a roadstead until 1810 , and then returned to Kronstadt by the shore. May 28, 1808 was promoted to lieutenant .
During World War II, with a detachment of gunboats, he crossed from Kronstadt through Sveaborg to Riga, and the deputy participated in the capture of Mitava.
In 1813 , commanding the Alfius transport, he participated in the blockade of Danzig as part of a rowing flotilla.
In 1815 - 1817 he was at the port of Sveaborg, and in 1818 he commanded the schooner Strela, and on July 26 he was promoted to the rank of captain-lieutenant .
In 1820 - 1824 , commanding the Achilles brig, he sailed in the Gulf of Finland and Bothnia and in 1821 was awarded the Order of St. George IV degree .
In 1826, as a flag officer under captain-commander D.V. Rudnev, he sailed on rowing ships between St. Petersburg and Kronstadt.
In 1827, commanding the frigate "Alexander", he made the transition from Arkhangelsk to Kronstadt and on December 6 of that year was promoted to captain of the second rank .
In 1828, commanding the same frigate, as part of a squadron under the flag of Rear Admiral P.I. Rikord, he moved from Kronstad to Malta. On June 8 of the following year, the baron was promoted to captain of the first rank and participated in the blockade of the Dardanelles. 2nd-rank captain Baron E. A. Schlippenbach died aboard the frigate Alexander under his command in March 1830 and was buried in the British Garden of Rest cemetery, located on one of the La Valletta bastions.
Wife - Countess Maria Logginovna Heiden (1808-1864), daughter of the hero Navarin, Admiral L.P. Heiden . Widowed, she lived with her parents in Reval. She had musical talent and, according to her contemporary, was extremely welcoming, cordial and unusually able to revitalize her father’s evenings on Mondays, which were simple, free and cheerful.
Son - Alexander Egorovich Schlippenbach , also a naval officer who left a mark in botany.
Literature
- Veselago F.F. The General Maritime List from the base of the fleet until 1917. - St. Petersburg. : Printing house of V. Demakov, 1890. - T. IV / The reign of Catherine II. K - S. - S. 249-250. - 712 s. - (Military Historical Library).