Peter Lacy

Military Person

1678 – 1751

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Who was Peter Lacy?

Count Peter von Lacy, or Pyotr Petrovich Lacy, as he was known in Russia, was one of the most successful Russian imperial commanders before Rumyantsev and Suvorov. During a military career that spanned half a century, he professed to have been present at a total of 31 campaigns, 18 battles, and 18 sieges. He died at Riga, of which he for many years served as governor.

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Born
Sep 29, 1678
Killeedy
Also known as
  • Ласси, Пётр Петрович
  • 彼得·彼得罗维奇·拉西
Children
Lived in
  • County Limerick
Died
Apr 30, 1751
Riga

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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