Sheremetev Nikita V. (died 1564), the fourth son of Basil A. Sheremetev Inoc Bassian. Despite the proximity of Nikita you. Width of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich, on his part in many campaigns and Silesia in several cities – on its unit, and Provincial activities did not survive any more details. As a consequence, we have only to note those trips, in which he participated, and say a few words about his execution by the Tsar Ivan. Sh participated in two campaigns under Kazan in 1547, and 1552 years.
Aleksei Shein, S. (1662 – 1700) – Russian military commander. In 1695 he was sent to the city of Azov with the army, which comprises two play-shelf, Transfiguration and Semyonov, when Peter himself was a captain Shein Transfiguration Regiment. Shein besieged Azov, but managed only to take a two-tower, is located above the city, the city itself, guarded by a strong garrison and receiving foodstuffs and military supplies from the sea, repulsed all attacks, and Peter, convinced that without mastering the Azov fleet was impossible to have abated, with so that next year inconveniencing city from the sea and the dry road. In 1696 Sheene once again stepped up to the Azov and overlaid it with a dry way, but Peter has blocked the city from the sea, the Navy built in Voronezh, in two months Azov surrendered, despite the fact that the Crimean Sultan Nuradin five times attacked with a strong army in the Russian camp, all of these attacks were reflected with heavy losses. In 1698 Sheene was otryazhen with Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky regiments against 4-rebel musketeer regiments, who take the absence of Peter and excited princess Sofieyu, rebelled, seized a gun from Toropets moved to Moscow. June 18 Shein met the rebels in 46 miles from Moscow, near the Monastery of the Resurrection, on the shores of Istria, and at first tried to reason with the recalcitrant, but then engaged them in battle and defeated them on the head. He died in 1700 his Journal of a march to the Azov and the structure of the fortress of Taganrog is printed in "Ancient Russian vivliofike and specially issued Ruban (St. Petersburg, 1773).
Fomin, Pavel Stepanovich (19/01/1818 – 12/13/1885) – Lieutenant-General, a member of the Military Council, was descended from the nobility of the Don Cossacks. After receiving training in the 2 nd Cadet Corps, he 2 nd August 1836 was promoted to cornet, and soon after was appointed to the Caucasus, where he was on the right flank of the line under the command of Major-General Zass. Regular expeditions in the mountains have enabled the young FA already in its second year of service to participate in the cases against the Highlanders. During these expeditions for his bravery and diligence provided with the device Labinskaya line, he was promoted to captains and awarded the Order of St. Anne's 4-th degree with the inscription "for bravery". After serving in the Caucasus for about three years, FM in 1840, returned to the Don and was assigned to the school Cossack regiment, and four years later promoted to Major. After that F. was transferred to the Don collecting training regiment, located in Privislyanskom province. With this regiment he took part in the gathering shortly Hungarian campaign of 1848 and for the differences rendered during the occupation of the city of Krakow, was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and appointed to consist of roving chief of staff at the Don Cossacks.
Dadian-Mingrelia Nikolai Davidovich (04/01/1847 – 1889) – Major General, son of David, the ruler of Mingrelia, born Jan. 4, 1847, died in the Caucasus in 1889 after the death of his father in 1857, he remained in custody his mother, Princess Catherine Dadian, until he was appointed ruler of Samegrelo and initial training was led by KA Borozdina, held in the Regent. During the occupation by the Turks Redoubt-Calais, in 1854, he was with the mother in the hours Gordy, and then to the first defeat of the Turks, was in the province of Lechkum Tsairskom monastery. A boy of seven had to endure all the horrors of war and see the plight of his principality. At the end of hostilities with the Turks, he went with his mother in 1856 in Moscow for the coronation celebrations. Recorded from the date of his birth in the Life Guards Cossack regiment cornet, he was 23 April 1850 was promoted to lieutenant and 26 August 1856 was appointed aide-de-camp to His Majesty, and in the same year on Oct. 22 was enrolled in the Life Guards Caucasian squadron of His Majesty's Own convoy. After his departure in 1857 of Princess Catherine Dadian from St. Petersburg, Prince Nicholas was on the court and enjoyed the great location of His Majesty the Emperor and the entire royal family.
Lelyakin Grigory (1803 – 11/14/1876) – lieutenant-general, born in 1803, died Nov. 14, 1876, was educated in the 1-meter Cadet Corps, after which in 1823 received an ensign in the Grenadier Kexholm Emperor of Austria regiment.
In 1827 and 1828. Lelyakin, consisting of the consolidated Guards, took part in the Persian campaign, and distinguished himself during the capture of Erivan.
Sent to fill the gaps with the pioneers, he quickly execute the order and then he heard from residents that a large powder-magazine put a lighted wick, immediately rushed there and took out the fuse and prevented a terrible explosion that part of the fortress. In contrast to the battles during the Persian campaign Lelyakin was awarded the Order of St. Anna's third century. with a bow.
He then participated in the Polish campaign and subsequently commanded a battalion of the Guards Izmailovo Regiment in 1848 was appointed commander of the brigade in the Eastern war, participated in the defense Sveaborg and the shores of Finland and in 1856 produced a lieutenant-general, left service.
Glebov Bogdan Matveevich (Polycarp) (died 1632) – yaselnichy, grandson Gleb Ivanovich (Semenovich) Yakovlev, the founder of Glebov, descendants Oblagini. In 1606, he was in his head in the Kursk regiment at Prince Gy. Peter Shakhovsky; the fall of that year in Moscow, one of the heads of Prince Mikhail Vasilyevich Skopina-Shuisky in battles against the "thieves". In 1607, he was head in the governor's Prince Andrew Vasilyevich Khilkov, when he stood under silver ponds, to help them sent from the governor Alatyr Gy. Gr. Pushkin and Adadurov. Joined forces they urged Silver ponds and to the jail, thieving people sitting there, many military men the king's army reinjury and killed, but then, seeing that they do not "sit", surrendered. Princes Khilkov and G. sent to the king, Vasily Shuisky with seunchem of this victory Koltovskaya. From this year, remained Nizhegorodskaya desyatnya money giving nobleman and governor of Prince Andrei Vasilievich Golitsyn, Prince Andrei Vasilievich Khilkov, Gr. Gr. Pushkin, head deacon, and Bogdan Glebova Sydavnogo Vasiliev.
Blucher Gebgard-Lebrecht (1742 – 1819) – Prussian field marshal native of Rostock. Lack of education and very little education reimbursed its natural common sense, an insatiable thirst for activity and produces energy. Frederick Veale., In which BP began the service, not particularly favorably disposed toward him, so he resigned, and only after the king's death in 1788, again joined forces with the rank of Major. In 1801, BA, for services rendered to the many exploits was made a lieutenant general. During the unhappy campaign for the Prussians in 1806, after a battle with Auerstedt, BA with a handful of soldiers, led by them, and General York, had to leave in Lübeck, but here he found himself in a hopeless situation, was compelled to surrender, performing all original, in order to save honor of weapons. By the end of 1812, he was doomed to inactivity, but barely there is hope for the overthrow of Napoleon's yoke, as BA, who had already 70 years old, but still full of vigor and energy, has led the national movement in Germany and in 1813 he received the command of the combined Russian-Prussian army in Silesia, covered themselves with glory, especially in the battles of Katsbahe and under Wartenburg.
Seniavin Dmitri (1763 – 1831) – Admiral. Participated in the device Ahtiarskogo port (Sebastopol), the second Turkish war of Catherine II distinguished himself in battle near Varna, in 1798, after a hard siege, occupied by the French took the fort on the island of St. Moors and contributed much to the success of the siege of Corfu. He participated in almost all wars of Alexander's time. Wed Bantysh-Kamensky, Seniavin ("Library for Reading", 1838, Vol XXXI); Artsymovich, DN Seniavin "(St. Petersburg, 1855).
Moritz (1696 – 1750) – Count of Saxony, commonly called the Marshal of Saxony, the natural son of the Elector Augustus II (I, 70), gained fame during the war with the Swedes and the Turks. When, around 1720, in Europe there was a lull, M. surrendered dissolute life, has stopped and with its transition into the French army, but does not prevent him from carrying out a serious study of mathematics, fortifications and military matters in general. Election to the Duke of Courland was not held due to Russian opposition. With special honors he had acted in a war provoked by disputes over the Polish throne, but the full force of his Marshal talent manifested itself only in the War of Austrian Succession, at the siege and storming of Prague (1741) and the assumption of Eger (1742), as well as in military operations in south-west. Germany. Despite the intrigues of envious, Louis XV, in March 1744, elevated to the rank of Marshal M. France, and asked him to command the French army in Flanders.
Gerasimov Alexander (1861 – 1930) – Vice-Admiral. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1882 in 1903 – captain 2 rank in Port Arthur – a senior officer of a battleship "Victory". Member of the battle on the Yellow Sea 28 July 1904 and the defense of Port Arthur. After the death of the battleship and the surrender of Port Arthur was in a Japanese prisoner of war. In 1907 – Captain 1 rank – for the differences. In 1911 – Rear-Admiral. From 1911 to 1913, he commanded a detachment of artillery training and the Baltic Fleet. In 1913 – Vice-Admiral and Commandant of the Marine Fortress Peter the Great, in Revel, until 1917 at the end of 1918 arrived at the headquarters of the Volunteer Army .. From 1919 – Assistant and then Chief of the Maritime Administration under Chief VSYUR.