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Samuel Greig
Portrait by Ivan Argunov (1773)
Birth nameSamuel Greig
Born30 November 1735
Inverkeithing, Scotland
Died26 October 1788
Reval, Russian Empire
Buried
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
AllegianceKingdom of Great Britain
Empire of Russia
Service/branchRoyal Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service1758–1764 (Britain)
1764–1788 (Russia)
RankLieutenant (Britain)
Vice-Admiral (Russia)
Commands heldTrekh Ierarkhov
Pobeda
Sviatoi Velikomuchenik Isidor
Battles/wars
  • Seven Years' War
    • Capture of Gorée
    • Raid on Le Havre
    • Battle of Quiberon Bay
    • Siege of Havana
  • Russo-Turkish War
    • Orlov Revolt
      • Siege of Modon[a]
    • Battle of Chesma
    • Bombardment of Negropont[2][b]
    • Blockade of the Dardanelles[2]
    • Siege of the Mytilene Fortress[c]
    • Assault on the Chesma Fortress[d]
  • Russo-Swedish War
    • Battle of Hogland
    • Blockade of Sveaborg[e]
AwardsOrder of Saint George 2nd class
Order of Saint Anna
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Order of Saint Vladimir 1st class
Order of Saint Andrew
RelationsAleksey Greig (son)
Samuil Greig (grandson)

Vice-Admiral Samuel Greig, also known as Samuil Karlovich Greig (Russian: Самуил Карлович Грейг; 30 November 1735 – 26 October [O.S. 15 October] 1788), was a Scottish-born Russian admiral who distinguished himself in the Battle of Chesma (1770) and the Battle of Hogland (1788). His son Alexey Greig also made a spectacular career in the Imperial Russian Navy.

  1. ^ "Осада Модона" [Siege of Modon]. Runivers. Военные конфликты, кампании и боевые действия русских войск 860–1914 гг. (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Velichko et al. 1912, pp. 464–465.


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