- Semyon Gangeblov
Semyon Georgievich Gangeblov ( _ru. Семён Георгиевич Гангеблов) (
May 24 1757 -February 17 1827 ) was a Russian military commander of theNapoleonic Wars . He came of the Georgian noble family Gangeblidze (Gangeblishvili; განგებლიძე, განგებლიშვილი), which emigrated to Russia in 1724.Born in
Moscow , Gangeblov joined the Russian army in 1771 and took part in the war with theOttoman Empire , being one of the first who climbed the Ochakov citadel in 1788. DuringSuvorov 's Polish campaign of 1794, he commanded a battalion which silenced a Polish battery and took hold of a bridge over theVistula betweenWarsaw and its suburbPraga . He was promoted tomajor-general and put in command of the 2nd JägerPolk in 1799. Gangeblov fought against theNorth Caucasia n mountaineers in 1807 and took part in an abortive attempt at landing at the Ottoman port ofTrabzon in 1810. He was sacked for this failure, but restored to his position in 1811. DuringNapoleon’s invasion of Russia , Gangeblov’s regiment was attached to theDanube army and participated in the pursuit of the French army intoGermany in 1813. Severely injured at theBattle of Bautzen , he finally retired in 1818. [ru icon [http://www.museum.ru/museum/1812/Persons/slovar/sl_g04.html Гангеблов, Семен Георгиевич.] "museum.ru". Accessed onMay 11 2008 .]References
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