Field Marshal (Russian Empire)

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Field Marshal (Russian Empire) was the highest military rank in the Imperial Russian Army, bestowed upon senior commanders for exceptional service and leadership in war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank ⓘ
rank of the Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
associatedConflict Great Northern War ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Russo-Turkish Wars ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
authorityOver generals of the Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
comparativeRank Field Marshal (United Kingdom) ⓘ
Generalfeldmarschall (German Empire) ⓘ
Marshal of France ⓘ
linked to: Maréchal de France
country Russian Empire ⓘ
distinctFrom Admiral of the Fleet (Russian Empire) ⓘ
domain land forces command ⓘ
endCause abolished after the fall of the Russian Empire ⓘ
superseded by ranks of the Red Army ⓘ
genderRestriction typically male ⓘ
grantedBy Emperor of Russia ⓘ
linked to: Tsar of Russia

Tsar of Russia ⓘ
grantedFor exceptional military service ⓘ
outstanding leadership in war ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period

early 20th century ⓘ
insigniaType special epaulettes and marshal’s baton (varied by period) ⓘ
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
notableHolder Alexander Suvorov ⓘ
Count Münnich ⓘ
Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ
Prince Barclay de Tolly ⓘ
Prince Paskevich ⓘ
linked to: Ivan Paskevich

Pyotr Rumyantsev ⓘ
partOf Imperial Russian military hierarchy ⓘ
positionInHierarchy highest military rank in the Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
precededByRank General of the Artillery ⓘ
General of the Cavalry ⓘ
General of the Infantry ⓘ
rankClass five-star rank equivalent ⓘ
selectionCriteria distinguished battlefield achievements ⓘ
long and meritorious service ⓘ
status honorary and operational rank ⓘ
styleOfAddress Your Excellency ⓘ
symbolizes supreme military authority under the Tsar ⓘ
typicalRole commander of large army formations ⓘ
senior commander of Imperial Russian forces ⓘ
usedLanguage Russian ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicholas I of Russia → militaryRank → Field Marshal (Russian Empire) ⓘ
Alexander Suvorov → militaryRank → Field Marshal of the Russian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Field Marshal (Russian Empire)
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia → militaryRank → Field Marshal ⓘ
linked to: Field Marshal (Russian Empire)
Grigory Potemkin → militaryRank → Field Marshal ⓘ
linked to: Field Marshal (Russian Empire)
Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld → militaryRank → Field Marshal (Imperial Russian Army) ⓘ
linked to: Field Marshal (Russian Empire)