"Pavel Alekseyevich Tuchkov" Topic
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| Tango01 | 08 Feb 2016 3:22 p.m. PST |
"Pavel Tuchkov was born in Vyborg in 1776. He followed his two elder brothers in the army to serve as a sergeant in the Bombardier Regiment in 1785, quickly rising to serve as his father's adjutant. He became a shtyk-junker in 1788, a captain in the 2nd Bombardier Regiment in 1791, and gained his majority in early 1797. A year later he was elevated to Lieutenant Colonel and took command of the Life Guard Artillery Regiment, picking up the Order of St. Anna around the same time. He joined the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in 1799 as a full Colonel and was made a Major General the next year. He retired in November 1803 whilst commander of the 9th Artillery Regiment, but returned to the colours in 1807 to command the Wilmandstand Musketeer Regiment…."
From here
jannersjaunt.blogspot.dk Amicalement
Armand |
 Condotta  | 08 Feb 2016 8:58 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the link, Tango. I enjoy reading biographies of participants of the Napoleonic wars. |
| Tango01 | 09 Feb 2016 10:14 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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gets started with Flintloque.
