Ivan Semenovich Dorokhov

(1762 - 1815). He studied engineering in the Cadet Corps. During the second Turkish War of Catherine II distinguished himself in several battles. In 1794, Mr.. located in Warsaw, where a rebellion broke out there. Having a whole company of grenadiers with 1 gun, he continued 36 hours kept, and then broke through the crowd around him, joined with the main Russian forces. In campaign 1806 - 1807 g. distinguished himself during Charnove and Pultusk. At the beginning of the war 1812. Dorokhov, cut off with his brigade from 1 army, decided on his own initiative, to go on the compound of 2 Army. A few days later he was among the French colonies, but managed to escape from them and joined the Prince Bagration, under whom participated in the battles of Smolensk and Borodino. In the month of September, he commanded guerrilla forces and caused much harm to the French, to cut off their individual teams; daring raid captured the city Vereya, capturing the entire French garrison. When Maloyaroslavets was wounded by a bullet in the leg on the flight. In 1913, Mr.. Dorokhov erected a monument in g. Veree.