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Vorontsov, Mikhail Semenovich (1782 – 1856) – His Serene Highness Prince, Field Marshal born in 1782, his childhood and early youth spent in London, where he received an excellent education. Another baby played with a scorer-corporal of the Life Guards Regiment, he was 4 years old made the rank of ensign. In 1803 he was seconded to the Caucasian troops, led by whom was standing at the book. Tsitsianov. Consisting with him personally, BA has been in different cases with the mountaineers, and, during the unfortunate expedition Gulyakova in Zakataly Gorge (January 15. 1804) just was not killed. In Sept. In 1805 he was in the post-major teams, was sent in Swedish Pomerania, with the assault troops General-Leith. gr. Tolstoy and was at the blockade crepe. Gameln. In a campaign in 1806 was in the battle of Pultusk and Campo. 1807, commanding the 1 st Battalion, l. Guards. Transformed. Regiment – the Battle of Friedland. In 1809, VA, appointed commander of the Narva Infantry. Regiment, went to Turkey, where he was involved in the assault Bazardzhika and fighting. under noisy (1810), and then was sent with a special detachment of the Balkans, where he won. Plevna, more agile and Selva. In the campaign of 1811 W. participated in the battle of Ruschukom in 4 cases by Calafat and in the successful case under Viddinom. In the Patriotic War of 1812 B. was first with the army book. Bagration took part in the Battle of Smolensk. In the Battle of Borodino, V. defended building in the village. Semyonov and received a wound, forcing him to leave the ranks of troops. Going for a cure to his estate, he was invited there as about 50 wounded officers and 300 rank and file who used his solicitous care. As soon recovered, returned to the VA system and was assigned to the army Chichagova, and he entrusted to a single flying squad. During the armistice (summer 1813) he was transferred to the Severn. Army, on the resumption of hostilities was in fact a Dennewitz and the battle of Leipzig. In the campaign of 1814, when Vladimir PM Craonne brilliantly survived the battle against Napoleon himself, in a battle near Paris, in command of a special detachment of the battle became a suburb of La Villette. In 1815, the VA was appointed commander of the occupation corps, who occupied France before 1818 B. left behind there the best memories. On returning to Russia, V. commanded the 3 rd Infantry. housing, and May 7, 1823 appointed Governor-General of Novorossiysk and plenipotentiary governor of Bessarabia region. Poludevstvenny Novorossiysk Territory was waiting for a clever hand for the development of its agricultural and industrial activities. VA must: Odessa – hitherto unprecedented expansion of its commercial value and increase well-being; Crimea – the development and improvement of wine, a device of excellent road fringing the southern shore of the peninsula, breeding and multiplication of different kinds of bread and other useful plants, as well as the first experiments forestation . On his initiative, established in Odessa Agricultural Society, in the works which he himself took an active part VI. Indebted to him and one of the most important branches of Novorossiysk industry – breeding fine-wool sheep. If it is, in 1828, was the beginning of the Black Sea Shipping Company. In 1526, VA, along with Riboperom, was sent to Ackerman, for talks with Turkish Commissioners argument arose between us and the Porte disagreement. In 1828 he took, instead of the wounded Prince. Menshikov's command of the troops besieging Varna. August 17, arrived at his destination, and on 28 September fortress surrendered. In the campaign of 1829, with the assistance of W., troops operating in Turkey, received the necessary supplies without interruption. Plague, brought from Turkey, is not infiltrated into the interior of the Empire, through vigorous B. In 1844, the VA was appointed commander of troops in the Caucasus and the governor of the Caucasus, with unlimited powers and the abandonment of previous positions. Arriving in Tbilisi March 25, 1845, VA will soon set off on the left flank of the Caucasian line to take command of the troops ready to march against Shamil's. After the lesson Andii, coupled with the greatest difficulty, the troops under the personal leadership of the VA, moved to the temporary residence of Shamil – aul Dargo. Mastery of this paragraph and in particular the further movement through the dense forests Ichkerinskie involve high risks and huge losses.For the campaign to Dargo B. was erected in the princely dignity, to give it some time later the illustrious title. In 1848, two strongholds were taken out of Dagestan, villages Gergebil and Salt. In general, after the arrival of MV military situation on our Caucasus changed dramatically for the better has been fruitful and civic activities governor. In early 1853 W., feeling extreme wasting, asked Emperor to dismiss him from office, and March 25, left Tiflis. He died in Odessa in 1856, he erected monuments in Tiflis, Odessa.