page_title: Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
section_title: Retirement
hierarchical_section_title: Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov / Retirement
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Алексей Петрович Ермолов. Это изображение было также использовано для иллюстрирования статьи «Ермолов, Алексей Петрович» опубликованной в десятом томе «Военной энциклопедии», который был издан книгоиздательским товариществом И. Д. Сытина в 1912—1913 гг. в столице Российской империи городе Санкт-Петербурге. English: Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
context_page_description: Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov was a Russian Imperial general of the 19th century who commanded Russian troops in the Caucasian War. He served in all the Russian campaigns against the French, except for the 1799 campaigns of Alexander Suvorov in northern Italy and Switzerland. During this time he was accused of conspiracy against Paul I and sentenced to exile. Two years later he was pardoned and brought back into service by Alexander I. Yermolov distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars at the Battles of Austerlitz, Eylau, Borodino, Kulm, and Paris. Afterwards he led the Russian conquest of the Caucasus.
context_section_description: During the last 30 years of his life, Yermolov lived in seclusion at his manor near Oryol. He was asked to lead a peasant militia during the Crimean War but declined on account of poor health. He died on 23 April [O.S. 11 April] 1861 in Moscow and was buried at the Trinity Church in Oryol.
  Yermolov left very interesting and valuable memoirs on his service in 1796–1816. His Zapiski (Memoirs) are divided into three parts covering his early career, the Napoleonic Wars, and his service in the Caucasus.  They were published posthumously in two volumes
caption: Yermolov in his last years
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