Pavel Vasilievich Chichagov or Tchichagov ( 8 July [O.S. 27 June] 1767 – 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1849) was a Russian military and naval commander of the Napoleonic wars.
He was born in 1767 in Saint Petersburg, the son of Admiral Vasili Chichagov and his English wife. At the age of 12 he was enlisted in the Guard. In 1782 he served in a campaign in the Mediterranean as an aide to his father. He served with distinction in the Russian-Swedish ...
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Pavel Vasilievich Chichagov or Tchichagov ( 8 July [O.S. 27 June] 1767 – 1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1849) was a Russian military and naval commander of the Napoleonic wars.
He was born in 1767 in Saint Petersburg, the son of Admiral Vasili Chichagov and his English wife. At the age of 12 he was enlisted in the Guard. In 1782 he served in a campaign in the Mediterranean as an aide to his father. He served with distinction in the Russian-Swedish War of 1788-1790, where he commanded the Rostislav and was awarded the Order of St. George, fourth degree, and a golden sword with the inscription "For Courage".
After the war, he studied at the Royal Naval Academy. While there, he met Elizabeth Proby, the daughter of a commissioner at the Chatham dockyard, and became engaged to her. When he returned to Russia in 1796, he applied for permission to marry but was told by Paul I "there are sufficient brides in Russia; there is no need to look for one in England." Some violence followed and...
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