Suvorov Alexander Vasilyevich
Generalissimo Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (1729-1800) was born in Moscow in the family of an ensign of the Life Guards of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Vasily Ivanovich Suvorov, who later rose to the rank of general-in-chief and senator. He began his service as a soldier in the Semyonov Regiment of the Life Guards. In 1754, he was released into the army as a lieutenant. From 1770 to 1794, he held the ranks from Major General to Field Marshal General. He participated in the Seven Years' War (1756-1761), in the war with the Polish Confederates (1769-1772). In the first Russian-Turkish War (1768-1774), he won victories at Turtukai (1773) and Kozludzhi (1774). In the second Russian-Turkish War (1787-1792), he became famous for his victories at Focshany and Rymnik (1789), and the storming of the Izmail fortress (1790). Count Rymniksky (1789). In 1794, for the capture of Warsaw, he received the highest general rank of Field Marshal General. In 1799, at the head of the allied Russian-Austrian army, he liberated Italy from the French (victories at Adda, Trebbia, Novi), made the famous crossing of the Swiss Alps. At the same time, he was elevated to the princely dignity (Prince of Italy) and the rank of generalissimo.
