Dmitry Senyavin

For other uses of "Senyavin" and people with the same last name, see Senyavin (disambiguation).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Senyavin.
Dmitry Nikolayevich Senyavin
Born(1763-08-17)17 August 1763
Borovsk, Kaluga Oblast
Died17 April 1831(1831-04-17) (aged 67)
Saint Petersburg
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branch Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service1777–1813
1825–1830
RankAdmiral
CommandsBaltic Fleet
Battles / wars
Tree-like list
AwardsOrder of St. George 4th Class
Order of St. Vladimir 4th Class
Order of St. Anna 2nd Class
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
RelationsAlexei Senyavin (great-uncle)

Dmitry Nikolayevich Senyavin or Seniavin (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Сенявин; 17 August [O.S. 6 August] 1763 – 17 April [O.S. 5 April] 1831) was a Russian admiral during the Russo-Turkish and Napoleonic wars. He was the successor of F. F. Ushakov: in the Battle of Athos, D. N. Senyavin developed the tactics used by Ushakov — to attack the column by several groups, directing the main blow against the Ottoman flagships.[4]

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  2. ^ "бой у Новой Рагузы" [the combat of New Ragusa]. Runivers. Военные конфликты, кампании и боевые действия русских войск 860–1914 гг. (in Russian). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Кампания в Адриатическом море в 1805-1807 гг" [Campaign in the Adriatic Sea in 1805-1807]. Runivers. Военные конфликты, кампании и боевые действия русских войск 860–1914 гг. (in Russian). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ "АФОНСКОЕ СРАЖЕНИЕ 1807 • Great Russian Encyclopedia – Electronic version". old.bigenc.ru. 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-02.


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