Alexey Yermolov (other)
Alexey Yermolov is the name of: *Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov (1772–1861), Russian general and statesman *Alexey Sergeyevich Yermolov Alexey Sergeyevich Yermolov (russian: Алексей Серге́евич Ермолов; 12 November 1847 – 4 January 1917)

Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov (russian: Алексе́й Петро́вич Ермо́лов, p=jɪrˈmoləf; – ) was a Russian Imperial general of the 19th century who commanded Russian troops in the Caucasian War. He served in all the Russian campaigns against the French, except for the 1799 campaigns of Alexander Suvorov in northern Italy and Switzerland. During this time he was accused of conspiracy against Paul I and sentenced to exile. Two years later he was pardoned and brought back into service by Alexander I. Yermolov distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars at the Battles of Austerlitz, Eylau, Borodino, Kulm, and Paris. Afterwards he led the Russian conquest of the Caucasus and played a key role in the Circassian genocide. Early life Yermolov was born on 4 June 1777 in Moscow to a Russian noble family from the Oryol Governorate. He graduated from the boarding school of the Moscow University and enlisted in the Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment on 16 January ...
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