Military officer.
He was one of the most notable war commanders of Peter the Great. Field Marshal Sheremetev was the supreme commander of the Russian army in the Great Northern War.
Background
Lived: 1652-1719.
Boris Sheremetev’s career began as a servant in tsar Alexey I’s court. His service made him a boyar, a diplomat and the first Count of Russia in 1706.
Career
As a diplomat, Boris Sheremetev was the member of the delegation that negotiated the Eternal Peace Treaty with Poland in 1686.
When Peter the Great assumed power, he sent Sheremetev to various European countries including Malta to collaborate the Knights of Malta.
As a military leader, Sheremetev commanded the Russian army against Crimean Khanate and also took part in the Azov campaign of 1695.
Great Northern War
After participating in the disastrous Battle of Narva in 1700, Boris Sheremetev was made the supreme commander of the Russian Army.
As a commander he was cautious and calculating. He led the campaign against Wolmar Schlippenbach’s Swedish army in the Baltics.
The victories of Erastfer in 1701 and Hummelshof in 1702 earned him the rank of Field Marshal. His conquest in the Baltics enabled Peter I to built St. Petersburg.
After successfully putting down the Astrakhan revolt in 1706, Sheremetev helped defeat the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709) as a senior commander. He also campaigned in Turkey and Prussia.
Death
Boris Sheremetev died in 1719 in Moscow without becoming too close to tsar Peter I.
Boris Sheremetev
Military officer.
He was one of the most notable war commanders of Peter the Great. Field Marshal Sheremetev was the supreme commander of the Russian army in the Great Northern War.
Background
Lived: 1652-1719.
Boris Sheremetev’s career began as a servant in tsar Alexey I’s court. His service made him a boyar, a diplomat and the first Count of Russia in 1706.
Career
As a diplomat, Boris Sheremetev was the member of the delegation that negotiated the Eternal Peace Treaty with Poland in 1686.
When Peter the Great assumed power, he sent Sheremetev to various European countries including Malta to collaborate the Knights of Malta.
As a military leader, Sheremetev commanded the Russian army against Crimean Khanate and also took part in the Azov campaign of 1695.
Great Northern War
After participating in the disastrous Battle of Narva in 1700, Boris Sheremetev was made the supreme commander of the Russian Army.
As a commander he was cautious and calculating. He led the campaign against Wolmar Schlippenbach’s Swedish army in the Baltics.
The victories of Erastfer in 1701 and Hummelshof in 1702 earned him the rank of Field Marshal. His conquest in the Baltics enabled Peter I to built St. Petersburg.
After successfully putting down the Astrakhan revolt in 1706, Sheremetev helped defeat the Swedes in the Battle of Poltava (1709) as a senior commander. He also campaigned in Turkey and Prussia.
Death
Boris Sheremetev died in 1719 in Moscow without becoming too close to tsar Peter I.
Imperial Russia