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Vasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky

1722–1782 · 18th century · Also known as Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov

Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov was a Russian general who commanded the Second Army in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. In 1771 he stormed the Perekop lines and occupied the Crimean peninsula, taking Kefe and other Ottoman fortresses, for which Catherine II gave him the honorific surname Krymsky ('of Crimea'). He later served as governor-general of Moscow.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vasily-dolgorukov-krymsky
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