Alexander Chernyshyov

Prince Alexander Ivanovich Chernyshyov (Russian: Александр Иванович Чернышёв; 1786, Moscow – 1857, Castellammare di Stabia), General of Cavalry (1827), was a Russian military leader, diplomat and statesman, whose career began in the Napoleonic Wars. After the Battle of Austerlitz (1805), he carried out successful diplomatic missions to France and Sweden and served with distinction in battles of 1812 and 1813. Chernyshyov rose through the ranks to the role of Russian Minister of War (1827–1852), chairman of the State Council and Cabinet of Ministers (1848–1856), and acquired the styles from Count (1826) to Serene Prince (1849).

Chernyshyov paid great attention to the logistics of the Russian Army, carried out a number of reforms that consolidated the army's recruitment system (Charter of 1831), strengthened the centralisation of the Ministry of War.^[1]