Prince barclay de tolly biography sample

Michael Barclay de Tolly, , was entered in the Russian army at six years old and went on active service at fifteen.

A Baltic German of Scottish ancestry, Barclay was the man behind the Russian army's famed strategic retreat in the face of Napoleon's Grande Armée.

The Barclays de Tolly (Russian: Баркла́й-де-То́лли) are a Baltic German noble family.

Educated in Russian military schools, Barclay rose through the ranks of the Russian Army, fighting against the Turks in – and against.

He travelled to Hamburg, made contact with Hubert and returned to the Huningue depot, bidding it farewell on 20 April when he left for Cologne with another.

The Barclays de Tolly (Russian: Баркла́й-де-То́лли) are a Baltic German noble family.!

Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly

Russian general (1761–1818)

For the noble family, see Barclay de Tolly.

Field MarshalHis Serene Highness Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Portrait by George Dawe, 1829
Other name(s)	Mikhail Bogdanovich Barclay de Tolly^[1]
Born	December 1761 Pomautsch [lt], Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (present-day Pamūšis, Šiauliai County, Lithuania)
Died	24 September [O.S. 12 September] 1818 (aged 56) Insterburg, Kingdom of Prussia (present-day Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Buried	Beckhof (present-day Jõgeveste, Valga County, Estonia)
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1776–1818
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Governor-General of Finland Minister of War
Battles / wars
Awards	See § Awards and decorations

Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly^{[nb 1]} (baptised 27 December&