Aleksander Ivanovich Kazarsky ( be, Алякса́ндр Іва́навіч Каза́рскі, russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Каза́рский), (June 16, 1797 – June 16, 1833) was a Russian Navy officer, the hero of the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829). Kazarsky was the

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of brig

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and became famous after the victory in the battle against two Turkish

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Brig Mercury Meeting with the Turkish squadron

Career

* Kazarsky joined the fleet in 1811. * In 1814 he became an officer. * In 1829 as a Captain Lieutenant he was the

of 18-gun brig

. * On 14 May 1829 Mercury under the command of Kazarsky won the battle against two Turkish

. * From 26 May to 17 July 1829 Kasarsky was the

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''Pospeshny''. * From 1831 to 1833 Kazarsky was a member of the retinue of Nicholas I of Russia. * In 1833 he was poisoned. A

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, a torpedo boat and a street in Sevastopol were named after Alexander Kazarsky. 19th-century military personnel from the Russian Empire 1797 births 1833 deaths Imperial Russian Navy personnel {{Russia-mil-bio-stub