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| Vasily Petrovich Orlov | |
|---|---|
 Vasily Petrovich Orlov | |
| Born | 1745 Russian Empire |
| Died | 1801 Russian Empire |
| Occupation | general |
Vasily Petrovich Orlov (Russian: Василий Петрович Орлов) was a Russian Full General of Cavalry. Hero of Russo-Turkish Wars of 1768–1774 and 1787–1792, particularly the storming of Izmail. Ataman of the Don Cossacks, received orders to command the Indian March of Paul in January 1801 from Emperor Paul I of Russia. His wife Daria Fedorovna, was a daughter of Ataman Count Fedor Petrovich Denisov and son of Vasily Petrovich Vasily Orlov-Denisov, a Don Cossacks General in honour of his grandfather Fedor Petrovich Denisov added his surname to his own, becoming count Orlov-Denisov on 26 April 1801.
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References
- Russian Biographical Dictionary
- Raja, Sohail (2018). "Milieu of the Great Game". Stratagem. 1 (2): 45–56. ISSN 2617-0590.