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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 9565515, member: 301"]In 1812, Platov supported General <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Bagration" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Bagration" rel="nofollow">Bagration</a>'s 2nd Western Army with a Cossack corps at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korelichi_engagement&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korelichi_engagement&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="nofollow">Korelichi engagement</a>, at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mir_(1812)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mir_(1812)" rel="nofollow">Mir</a> and at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanovo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanovo" rel="nofollow">Romanovo</a>, providing the rear guard during their retreat towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogilyov" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogilyov" rel="nofollow">Mogilyov</a>. During the Russian counter-attack at Smolensk Platov fought at Molevo Boloto. At the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Borodino" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Borodino" rel="nofollow">Battle of Borodino</a> he, together with General of Cavalry Fyodor Uvarov, conducted a manoeuver against the French left (northern) flank, but failed to effectively threaten the French, resulting in Platov not receiving a decoration for the battle although ironically it was later disclosed that this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_(military)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_(military)" rel="nofollow">raid</a> had a dramatic effect on Napoleon, causing him to hold back the French Imperial Guard.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Platov#cite_note-p.304,_Mikaberidze-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Platov#cite_note-p.304,_Mikaberidze-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> He hounded the French during their retreat from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%27s_invasion_of_Russia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%27s_invasion_of_Russia" rel="nofollow">Moscow</a> in 1812, (for which he received the title of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count" rel="nofollow">Count</a> of the Russian Empire), and again after their defeat at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leipzig" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leipzig" rel="nofollow">Battle of Leipzig</a> 1813 in Saxony (see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Altenberg&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Altenberg&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="nofollow">Battle of Altenberg</a>, 28 September 1813).</p><p><br /></p><p>I.m now considering a commemorative sabre, rather than a military one...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 9565515, member: 301"]In 1812, Platov supported General [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Bagration']Bagration[/URL]'s 2nd Western Army with a Cossack corps at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Korelichi_engagement&action=edit&redlink=1']Korelichi engagement[/URL], at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mir_(1812)']Mir[/URL] and at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanovo']Romanovo[/URL], providing the rear guard during their retreat towards [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogilyov']Mogilyov[/URL]. During the Russian counter-attack at Smolensk Platov fought at Molevo Boloto. At the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Borodino']Battle of Borodino[/URL] he, together with General of Cavalry Fyodor Uvarov, conducted a manoeuver against the French left (northern) flank, but failed to effectively threaten the French, resulting in Platov not receiving a decoration for the battle although ironically it was later disclosed that this [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_(military)']raid[/URL] had a dramatic effect on Napoleon, causing him to hold back the French Imperial Guard.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Platov#cite_note-p.304,_Mikaberidze-2'][2][/URL] He hounded the French during their retreat from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%27s_invasion_of_Russia']Moscow[/URL] in 1812, (for which he received the title of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count']Count[/URL] of the Russian Empire), and again after their defeat at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leipzig']Battle of Leipzig[/URL] 1813 in Saxony (see [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Altenberg&action=edit&redlink=1']Battle of Altenberg[/URL], 28 September 1813). I.m now considering a commemorative sabre, rather than a military one...[/QUOTE]
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