Alexander Suvorov

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Russian military commander field marshal human nobleman

Alexander Suvorov was an 18th-century Russian field marshal renowned as one of history’s greatest military commanders, famed for never losing a major battle and for his innovative, aggressive tactics.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian military commander → field marshal → human → nobleman →
allegiance	Imperial Russian Army →
authored	The Science of Victory →
awardReceived	Order of Maria Theresa → Order of St. Alexander Nevsky → Order of St. Andrew → Order of St. George, 1st class → Order of the Black Eagle →
birthDate	1729-11-24 →
birthPlace	Moscow → Russian Empire →
burialPlace	Alexander Nevsky Lavra → Saint Petersburg →
commanded	Russian forces at the Battle of Focșani → Russian forces at the Battle of Novi (1799) → Russian forces at the Battle of Rymnik → Russian forces at the Battle of Trebbia (1799) → Russian forces at the Siege of Izmail → Russian forces in the Italian and Swiss campaigns (1799) →
countryOfCitizenship	Russian Empire →
deathDate	1800-05-18 →
deathPlace	Russian Empire → Saint Petersburg →
era	18th century →
familyName	Suvorov →
fullName	Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov →
givenName	Alexander →
hasPartInCanonization	Soviet and Russian military tradition →
influenced	Russian military doctrine →
knownFor	emphasis on speed and surprise in battle → practical field manuals for soldiers and officers → strict discipline combined with care for soldiers →
languageOfWorkOrName	Russian →
memberOf	Russian nobility →
militaryBranch	Army →
militaryRank	Field Marshal of the Russian Empire → Generalissimo of the Russian land and sea forces →
nativeLanguage	Russian →
notableFor	innovative aggressive tactics → never losing a major battle → rapid offensive operations → successful alpine campaign against French forces →
participatedIn	Kościuszko Uprising → Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) → Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792) → War of the Second Coalition NERFINISHED →
patronymicName	Vasilyevich →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands ("Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov") → War of the Second Coalition →	commander
Alexander Nevsky Lavra →	burialPlaceOf
Alexander Suvorov ("Suvorov") →	familyName
Alexander Suvorov ("Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov") →	fullName
Order of Suvorov →	namedAfter
Order of Suvorov ("Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov") →	namedAfterFullName
Imperial Russian Army →	notableCommander