Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov

Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov

Count Alexei (Alexey) Grigoryevich Orlov-Chesmensky (Russian: Алексей Григорьевич Орлов-Чесменский; 5 October [O.S. 24 September] 1737 – 5 January [O.S. 24 December 1807] 1808) was a Russian soldier, general-in-chief, general admiral and statesman, who rose to prominence during the reign of Catherine the Great. His joint victory with Grigory Spiridov and Samuel Greig in the Battle of Chesma put him in the ranks of the outstanding Russian military commanders of all time; and although he lacked naval experience, he was the only authority in those circumstances who could ensure proper co-ordination of action. Orlov served in the Imperial Russian Army, and through his connections with his brother, became one of the key conspirators in the plot to overthrow Tsar Peter III and replace him on the Russian throne with his wife, Catherine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov has received more than 304,623 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov is the 361st most popular military personnel (up from 415th in 2019), the 304th most popular biography from Russia (up from 352nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov is most famous for being the commander of the Russian army in the Battle of Borodino.