Berg Fyodor

(1793 - 1874). When the World War II, Berg, who studied at Tartu University, have identified a cadet in an infantry regiment participated in cases when Danenkirhene, Grosenau and Tsemaylene and was enrolled in the entourage of E. I. V. by Quartermaster part. In 1813, Mr.. consisted in the guerrilla troops of the Adjutant General Kutuzov and Major-General Tetenborna operating in northern Prussia. During the period from August 10 to September 5, participated in 14 battles, then at the Leipzig battle and pursuit of the enemy to the Rhine. In 1814, Mr.. Berg the rank of captain transferred to the General Staff of the Guards and fought at Brienne, Nozhanom, Bar-sur-Aube, Arsis, Fere-Champenoise, and Paris. In 1820-ies was attached to embassies in Munich, Rome and Naples. Explored at this time, the battlefields in Italy and Switzerland, and the military-statistical description of Turkey. In 1822, Mr.. he was instructed to arrange public-Kaisak Kirgiz Steppe, . destroy the bandit gang, . harmed the Russian trade, . caravan to restore communication with the Far East and to gather information about an obscure space between the Aral and Caspian Seas, . called the Ust-Urt, with the goals he had in 1823 and 1825 has made expeditions to the Central Asian steppe,
. Before the war in 1828 - 29 years he was at the embassy in Constantinople, and at the opening of hostilities was, as an expert on Turkey, was appointed Quartermaster General of Army 2. Under his leadership, was surveying the north-eastern Bulgaria and lithographed map, . as guidance for carrying out military operations in 1829 - 30 years under his own supervision to take part of Romania and made instrumental survey bank of,
. Kamchik and north-eastern part of the Balkan Mountains. During the war of 1831, Mr.. distinguished himself in battle at Ostroе?д?ka. After the war he was appointed Quartermaster General of the General Staff, where he introduced many improvements, and paying special attention to the development of military scientists work. If it is partly composed of military-3-versts topographic map of Russia, at the same time the first photograph is applied to the mapping work. During the Hungarian campaign of 1849. Berg was 8 months when the Austrian emperor, . playing the difficult role of mediator between the two allied commander, . and before that performed various diplomatic missions to the courts of Prussia and the Austrian on the participation of Russian troops in suppressing the rebellion,
. In East war 1853 - 56 years Berg first commanded troops in Estonia, and then was appointed governor-general of Finland and the Commander of the troops in it. On the day of the coronation of Emperor Alexander II, Berg was raised to the dignity of Count's Duchy of Finland. Appointed in 1863. Viceroy of the Kingdom of Poland (until 1866), he suppressed the rebellion, and then held a series of measures to pacify the kingdom. In 1865, Mr.. promoted to Field Marshals. - See. "Russian Invalid", 1874, N 6 and 18. M. AP