Mikhail Lazarev

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Mikhail Lazarev
1840s painting of Mikhail Lazarev
Born	(1788-11-14)14 November 1788 Vladimir, Russian Empire
Died	23 April 1851(1851-04-23) (aged 62) Vienna, Austrian Empire
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Navy
Rank	Rear admiral
Battles / wars	Russo-Swedish War (1808–1809) Napoleonic Wars Patriotic War of 1812 Greek War of Independence Battle of Navarino

Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (Russian: Михаил Петрович Лазарев; 14 November [O.S. 3 November] 1788 – 23 April [O.S. 11 April] 1851^[1]) was a Russian fleet commander and an explorer.