In 1816 Pavel Liprandi was appointed adjutant to General Fedor Talyzin, head of the 16th Division; in 1818 he was transferred to the Life Guards Grenadier Regiment.
14 Facts About Pavel Liprandi
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Close interaction with these commanders had a great influence on Pavel Liprandi, as was to become manifest later, when he took command himself.
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In May 1828 Pavel Liprandi participated in the siege and occupation of the fortress of Brailov and, after the Russian troops crossed the Danube, he was sent to General Aleksandr Rudzevich with orders to capture Isaccea and the road to Brailov, Babadag and Tulcea.
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In 1829, as a lieutenant-colonel, Pavel Liprandi was given a secret order to observe everything that took place in the Austrian Empire and to go the border of Moldova and there gather as accurate information as possible on the Austrians' plans.
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Pavel Liprandi then fought in the storming of Warsaw's fortifications, where he commanded 1st Brigade 2nd Infantry.
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When Baron Teodor Geismar was shot, Pavel Liprandi replaced him as commander of the entire assault column and was the first to ascend the ramparts of fortifications 54 and 22, for which he was awarded the Order of St George 3rd degree number 453, with the citation "in reward for the courage and bravery shown on 25 and 26 August 1831 in the storming of the fortifications of Warsaw".
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On 26 March 1839 Pavel Liprandi was promoted to major general and given command of the King Frederick William III Grenadier Regiment and in 1842 was appointed commander of the Semenov Life Guards Regiment.
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Still concerned with improving the soldiers' living conditions, Pavel Liprandi created the role of special instruction company commander of a contentment company, built a pumping tower with a filter for the regiment by the side of the Kryukov Canal and so improved the regiment's financial state that he could refuse sending soldiers to voluntary work.
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In 1848 Pavel Liprandi was promoted to lieutenant general, appointed Chief of Staff of the Grenadier Corps and admitted to the Guards Corps, the General Staff and the lists of the Life Guards Semenov regiment.
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Chepurchei Pavel Liprandi drove the Turks from Calafat, and received the Order of the White Eagle, with swords.
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Pavel Liprandi commanded the army at the Battle of Balaklava, during which he was wounded by grenade shrapnel in the leg, but remained on the field.
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Pavel Liprandi went on to take part in the battles at Inkerman, and at the Chernaya.
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In 1855 Pavel Liprandi was in command of 6th Infantry Corps, but in 1856 he took indefinite leave.
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Pavel Liprandi fought with distinction in the Russo-Turkish War, including at the Battle of Shipka Pass, for which he was awarded gold weapons and the Order of St George 4th class.