David Semyonovich Abamelik
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David Semyonovich Abamelik (1774 - 1833) was a Russia
n-Armenia
n principal, general-major (1818) from the noble Abamelik
family. He participated to the wars against Napoleon I
(1805-1807 and 1812). Abamelik was awarded by St Anna brilliant order.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n principal, general-major (1818) from the noble Abamelik
Abamelik
Abamelik was a noble family of Armenian origin in the Kingdom of Georgia, and then in the Russian Empire.The Abamelik were a non-dynastic patrician family in Tbilisi, claiming descent from the Kurdish princes of Agsend that settled in Georgia in 1421...
family. He participated to the wars against Napoleon I
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
(1805-1807 and 1812). Abamelik was awarded by St Anna brilliant order.
Sources
- Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, 1990, Vol. 1, p. 8 - Armenian Soldiers in the Russian (Prerevolutionary) and Soviet Army