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Gotthard Johann von Knorring (1744 or 1746 russian: Богдан Фёдорович Кнорринг (Bogdan Fyodorovich Knorring) was a
Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften
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Gotthard Johann von Knorring (1744 or 1746 russian: Богдан Фёдорович Кнорринг (Bogdan Fyodorovich Knorring) was a Baltic German
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who was a soldier in the Russian Army, rising to become a general
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Biography
He was born in 1744 or 1746.–1825) Knorring grew up on Ervita manor, in theGovernorate of Estonia
The Governorate of Estonia, also known as the Governorate of Esthonia (Pre-reformed rus, Эстля́ндская губе́рнія, r=Estlyandskaya guberniya); et, Eestimaa kubermang was a governorate in the Baltic region, along with th ...
. He was appointed general quartermaster in 1788 and had active duty during the war against Sweden
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(1788–1790). In 1792-1794 he participated in the campaign in Poland
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. When Paul I Paul I may refer to:
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*Paul I of Constantinople (died c. 350), Archbishop of Constantinople
*Pope Paul I (700–767)
*Paul I Šubić of Bribir (c. 1245–1312), Ban of Croatia and Lord of Bosnia
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started his reign, Knorring withdrew from the military for some years. He participated in the war against France
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in 1807 but was recalled due to disagreements with the commanding general, Levin August von Bennigsen
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. In December 1808 he was appointed commander of the Russian forces in Finland
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after Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoevden
Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Buxhoevden (russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Буксгевден, ''Fyodor Fyodorovich Buksgevden''; other spellings: ''Feodor Buxhoeveden'', ''Buxhœwden'', ''Buxhöwden'') (September 14, 1750 Võlla, Governo ...
and under his command the Russian forces crossed the Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (; fi, Pohjanlahti; sv, Bottniska viken) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast ( East Bothnia) and the Sweden's east coast (West ...
on the ice and invaded Sweden proper. Shortly after, in March 1809 the command of the Russian forces transferred to Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (german: Fürst Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly; baptised – ) was an Imperial Russian soldier of Baltic German and Scottish origin, who was commander-in-chief and Minister of War of the Russian Empire ...
. He died in 1825.
See also
There was another General Knorring, his brotherKarl Knorring
Karl Fyodorovich Knorring (russian: Карл Фёдорович фон Кнорринг; 22 May 1746 - 12 February 1820) was a Lieutenant-general of the Russian Empire, who served as the Inspector of the Caucasian Line from March 1799 to late 180 ...
, who was involved in the Russian annexation of Georgia
The country of Georgia became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Throughout the early modern period, the Muslim Ottoman and Persian empires had fought over various fragmented Georgian kingdoms and principalities; by the 18th cen ...
in 1801.
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Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften
{{DEFAULTSORT:Knorring, Bogdan von 1746 births 1825 deaths People from Järva Parish People from the Governorate of Estonia Baltic-German people Russian nobility Imperial Russian Army generals Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Russian military personnel of the Finnish War Russian people of the Kościuszko Uprising Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Second Degree