Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Mikaberidze, Alexander
Author's Email Address	amik78@hotmail.com
URN	etd-11182003-201553
Title	Lion of the Russian Army: Life and Military Career of Prince General Peter Bagration
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	History, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Donald D. Horward Committee Chair Jonathan Grant Committee Member Michael Creswell Committee Member Patrick O’Sullivan Committee Member Peter Garretson Committee Member
Keywords	Russia Napoleon Bagration Alexander Borodino Austerlitz Friedland Eylau Turkey
Date of Defense	2003-10-27
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This study explores the life and military career of General Peter Bagration. A scion of the Georgian royal dynasty, he was reared in the exiled family in a small town in the periphery of the Russian Empire and rose from obscurity to the highest circles of the Russian society. He was undoubtedly one of the most prominent Russians of the time, achieving unprecedented fame and status. He lived only forty-seven years but dedicated thirty years of his life to the military service. He distinguished himself as master commander of rear and advance guards and was regarded as one of the best Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars. Bagration fought in every war Russia waged from 1794 to 1812 and successfully faced the great leaders of his epoch - Napoleon, Andre Masséna, Charles Nicholas Davout and others. However, despite his historical and military importance, Bagration still remains largely neglected. Little is known about Bagration’s childhood and adolescence. Most of the volumes on Bagration describe his role in the 1812 Campaign and tend to embellish his exploits. This work aims to provide reader with an accurate portrait of one of the most prominent commanders of the Russian army. Bagration emerges as talented, patriotic general, admired by the army and society, yet of a violent and impetuous character tha often led to important miscalculations. Accepting Russia as his motherland, he served faithfully and died fighting to ensure its freedom.
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