Ivan Gudovich
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Count Ivan Gudovich | |
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Иванъ Гудовичъ | |
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| Viceroy of Caucasus | |
| In office 1790–1796 | |
| Preceded by | Anton de Balmen |
| Succeeded by | Valerian Zubov |
| In office 1796–1798 | |
| Preceded by | Valerian Zubov |
| Succeeded by | Irakli Morkov |
| In office 1806–1809 | |
| Preceded by | Pavel Tsitsianov |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Tormasov |
| Viceroy of Southwestern Krai | |
| In office March 1798 – June 1798 | |
| Preceded by | Andrei Rosenberg |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Bekleshov |
| Military governor of Moscow | |
| In office 20 August 1809 – 24 May 1812 | |
| Preceded by | Timofey Tupolmin |
| Succeeded by | Fyodor Rostopchin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1741 Old Ivaytenki, Cossack Hetmanate |
| Died | January 22, 1820 (aged 78–79) Olhopil, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv |
| Alma mater | Leipzig University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Commands | Astrakhan 12th Grenadier Regiment Russian Caucasian corps |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) Sheikh Mansur Movement Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) |
Count Ivan Vasilyevich Gudovich (Russian: Граф Иван Васильевич Гудович, tr. Ivan Vasil’evič Gudovič; 1741–1820) was a Russian noble and military leader of Ukrainian descent. His exploits included the capture of Khadjibey (1789) and the conquest of maritime Dagestan (1807).
Ivan's father was an influential member of the Ukrainian
Upon the latter's
Gudovich won a European reputation for a series of brilliantly conducted sieges during the
In the wake of such a glorious success, Gudovich's capacity for supreme command could hardly be doubted. He aspired to lead the projected
By that time, the Persian expedition was over and Gudovich prepared to lead the Russian armies to combat
Named
Frustrated with the latest failure, Gudovich laid down all his offices and retired from the army to
Notes
- ^ Baddeley, Russian Conquest of the Caucasus, Chapter III gives the garrison as 15000 and says that it was annihilated, the Russians losing half of the 8000 men engaged
References
- GRAF IVAN VASIL’EVICH GUDOVICH
- Gudovich, Ivan Vasilyevich Archived 2016-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. S.v. "Ivan Vasilevich Gudovich."
