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4 unusual facts about Alexander Suvorov


Alexander Suvorov

J.F. Anthing, Versuch einer Kriegsgeschichte des Grafen Suworow (Gotha, 1796–1799)

Andiast

The French troops had driven Russian General Alexander Suvorov with his starving troops over the Alps in storm and snow.

Battle of Stołowicze

It took place on the 23 September 1771 and ended with the defeat of Bar rebels by Russian general Alexander Suvorov.

Dumbrăveni, Vrancea

From 1948 to 1964, during the rule of Communist dictator Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, the commune was called Generalisimul Suvorov, after Alexander Suvorov, the 18th-century Russian general who won several battles in the area.


Alexander Samoylov

On 12 December 1790, he commanded the left wing of the army of Alexander Suvorov in the storm of Izmail, winning the Order of St. Vladimir of 1st degree.

Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland

Built between 1900 to 1903 during Warsaw's later Russian era, the building originally provided the home to the Alexander Suvorov Cadet Corps of the Imperial Russian Army.

Church of Our Lady of Loreto

Again during the Kościuszko Uprising the building was severely damaged, when the city was besieged by the Suvorov army.

Russian battleship Knyaz Suvorov

Named after the 18th-century Russian general Prince (Knyaz) Alexander Suvorov, the ship was completed after the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904.


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