Figure timeline
Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly was a Russian field marshal who figured prominently in the Napoleonic Wars.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
politics · Russian general (1761–1818) · military officer · politician · also Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Mikhail Bogdanovich Barklay-de-Tolli, Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Príncipe Barclay de Tolly, Barclay de Tolly, Tolly
Born 16 December 1761 · Died 14 May 1818 · Q157632
16 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
7 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
JSC Aeroflot-Russian Airlines received the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft manufactured by the Boeing Corporation, named in honor of the outstanding Russian military leader - M
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
In the Esplanade gardens in Riga, evoking an earlier 1913 monument that was melted down for military use during World War I
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
To Raroia island in the Tuamotus, French Polynesia
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Died 1818-05-14.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1815).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Again served as commander-in-chief of the Russian army, which after the Hundred Days occupied France, and he was made a prince at the close of the war
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
And commanded the taking of Paris, receiving the baton of a Field Marshal in reward
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
After the Battle of Bautzen, replacing Wittgenstein (who had been appointed after Kutuzov's death early in 1813) and led the taking of Paris, for which he was made a Field Marshal
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Barclay de Tolly was commander of the 1st Army of the West, the largest Army to face Napoleon
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Barclay assumed the supreme command of the 1st Army of the West, the largest of the Russian armies facing Napoleon
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Career landmark: minister of war (1810).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Successfully marched over the frozen Gulf of Bothnia, which allowed him to surprise the enemy and seize Umeå in Sweden
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Commanded operations against the Swedes during the Finnish War
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
While his troops were covering the retreat of the Russian army
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Barclay began commanding in the Napoleonic Wars, distinguishing himself at the Battle of Pułtusk that same year
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
Born 1761-12-16.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Connections