For other members of the noble family, see Saltykov.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Semyonovich and the family name is Saltykov.
Count
Pyotr Semyonovich Saltykov
Pyotr Saltykov by Pietro Rotari
Other name(s)
Petr Semenovich Saltykov
Born
(1698-12-21)December 21, 1698 Tsardom of Russia
Died
January 6, 1773(1773-01-06) (aged 74) Marfino, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire
Allegiance
Russian Empire
Service/branch
Imperial Russian Army
Years of service
1714–1772
Rank
General-feldmarshal
Commands held
• Pskov Division
• Ukrainian Land Militia
Known for
Senatorial position (from 1763) and at the same time general governorship (1764–71) in Moscow.[1]
Battles/wars
War of the Polish Succession
Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743)
Seven Years' War
Third Silesian War
Battle of Zorndorf
Battle of Paltzig
Battle of Kunersdorf
Awards
Order of St. Andrew
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Golden Weapon for Bravery
Relations
House of Saltykov
Count Pyotr Semyonovich Saltykov (Russian: Пётр Семёнович Салтыков, romanized: Pëtr Semënovič Saltykov;[a] 21 December 1698[b] – 6 January 1773[c]) was a Russian statesman and a military officer, promoted to the rank of Field marshal on 18 August 1759. Saltykov is one of the finest commanders in Russian history.[2] The experience of Saltykov's military art was adopted and developed by Pyotr A. Rumyantsev, who served in his troops.[1]
^ abcd"САЛТЫКОВ ПЁТР СЕМЁНОВИЧ • Great Russian Encyclopedia – Electronic version". old.bigenc.ru. 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^"Сто великих полководцев – История.РФ" [A hundred great military commanders]. 100.histrf.ru. Russian Military Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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kilometers (5.6 mi) to the northeast, which was laid out by Field Marshal PyotrSaltykov in the 1770s but was extensively modernized by Count Panin in 1837–1839...
rebuffed in bloody assaults, by the combined Austro–Russian army of PyotrSaltykov and Ernst von Laudon. This is one of Frederick's greatest defeats. August...
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was destroyed by the united Russian and Austrian forces under Count PyotrSaltykov. In 1815 after the Napoleonic Wars Kunerdorf belonged to the newly created...
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