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Vasily Alekseevich Perovsky (1794-1857) was a Russian general and statesman.
After studying in
Moscow University, he joined the
emperor's retinue in 1811. When retreating toward
Moscow after the
Battle of Borodino, he was taken prisoner by the French, and remained in caprivity until the fall of
Paris in 1814.
He was heavily wounded in the
1828 war with Turkey.
In 1833 he was appointed the military governor of
Orenburg. In
1839, he led an invasion of the
Khanate of Khiva, in name to free the slaves captured and sold by
Turkmen raiders from the Russian frontiers on the
Caspian Sea, but also as an attempt to extend the Russian borders while the
British Empire entangled itself in the
First Anglo-Afghan War in 1839. Perovsky's expeditionary force consisted of 5,200 infantry, and 10,000 camels. Due to poor planning and a bit of bad luck, they set off in November 1839, into one of the worst winters in memory, and were forced to turn back on
1 February 1840. The expeditionary force arrived back into
Orenburg in May, having suffered over 1,000 casualties without firing a single shot.
In 1842, Perovsky left the Orenburg governor's position, but was brought back to that office in 1851. This time, his campaigning in the central Asia (today's central
Kazakhstan) against the Khanates of Khiva and
Kokand was much more successful. After the successful taking of the Kokand fortress of
Ak-Mechet by his troops in 1853, the fort was renamed Fort-Perovsky after him. His military successes forced the Khanate of Khiva to sign the 1854 treaty with the Russia Empire beneficial for the latter.
For his achievements, he was made a
count in 1855.
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