Ushakov is his biography

Subscribe to new items will send a notification of new books, audiobooks, podcasts Russian admiral, an outstanding military leader, strategist and diplomat. Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov was born on February 24 in the village of Burnakovo Romanovsky district of the Yaroslavl province. Came from a poor ancient noble family. In the year, the summer young man was enrolled in the sea cad about the author of the author of the Russian admiral, an outstanding military leader, strategist and diplomat.

A brief biography of the year the summer young man was enrolled in the Marine Cadet Corps in St. Petersburg. Having received an education, he took the oath and was sent to the Baltic Fleet, and then south, to the Azov flotilla.

At that time, the Russian Empire strengthened its marine positions: in the year a regular Russian fleet was created on the Black Sea. In the year after a series of victories, Russia finally joined Crimea, and Catherine II issued a decree on the structure of the Sevastopol fortress, with the Admiralty, a shipyard for ships, a port and a settlement. Soon the ship of Ushakov arrived there.

The strategist had high hopes for strengthening the Russian fleet. In the year after the war declared war, the Ushakov fleet received broad powers. For the first time in an open battle, he opposed the superior enemy forces. A skilled strategist not only defeated the Turkish fleet, but also received a promotion - commander of the Black Sea Fleet. The Russo-Turkish war ended with the fourth brilliant victory of Rear Admiral Ushakov near Cape Kaliacria.

At the beginning of the year, Catherine II personally wanted to meet a brilliant admiral, about which legends had already been composed. The Empress appreciated the mind, courage, the steel character of the military leader and gave him a golden fare with the relics of the holy saints, and also granted the rank of vice admiral. This is not the last merit of Fedor Fedorovich to the Fatherland.

After the death of the empress, the Russian Empire repeatedly defended its borders. Unfortunately, Ushakov will not receive any more awards. The new emperor Alexander I believed that the country did not need a large fleet and no longer gave Ushakov any instructions. The emperor changed the political course: getting closer to Napoleon, he returned to the French the ionic islands, devaluing the former efforts of the naval prodger.

Fedor Ushakov realized that the government did not need him and filed a petition for a resignation on December 19. He settled on the estate in the village of Alekseevka, the Tambov province. The military leader lived modestly, sacrificed his good salary for the needs of the village. The Patriotic War of the year undermined the health of the old admiral.

He could not participate in the people's militia, but built a hospital and took part in the formation of the 1st Tambov Infantry Regiment. In the year, the Russian Orthodox Church was considered to be the saints as the righteous warrior Theodore Ushakov. The books of Ushakov won five major sea battles and did not suffer a single defeat. As he managed to maintain composure and make complex decisions in difficult situations, he described in the book “The Holy Russian Army”.

The navy memoirs talk about the ups and downs of his complete dangers of life. Records are a valuable literary and historical monument. The book will help to understand the personality of the great admiral, his character. Similar authors.