11 Facts About Valerian Madatov

Prince Valerian Grigoryevich Madatov was a Russian-Armenian prince and a lieutenant-general of the Russian Empire.

In St Petersburg, young Valerian Madatov joined the Leib Guard Preobrazhensky Regiment at the rank of praporshchik, and for the next 10 years spent his time training and serving in lower officer ranks.

Valerian Madatov saw action for the first time in 1808 on the Danube during the storming of the Brailov fortress, where he received his first order of commendation.

In 1810 Valerian Madatov joined the Aleksandriya Hussar Regiment as a captain and later as a major.

Valerian Madatov would remain in France as one of the commanders of the occupational forces and as the Commander of the Hussar Brigade.

Valerian Madatov was called back in 1815 to serve in the Caucasus, due to his familiarity with the region and the fact that he knew most of the major languages spoken in the area.

Valerian Madatov managed to consolidate Russian power by brokering peace with the local regional rulers.

In 1816 Valerian Madatov was appointed the commander-in-chief of the Russian forces of the Karabakh Khanate, and was in command of the forces in several other former khanates.

Valerian Madatov hurried to Tiflis to take command of the forces which would push the Persians out of the Southern Caucasus.

On September 4,1829, two days after the signing of a peace treaty that ended the war, Valerian Madatov died from a pulmonary disease, which was sharply aggravated as a result of the burdens of marching during the war.

Valerian Madatov's remains are interred at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg.