Nikolai Rtischev

Nikolay Federovich Rtischev
Native name	Russian: Николай Федорович Ртищев
Born	1754
Died	20 January 1835 (aged 80–81)
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1773–1816
Rank	General of the Infantry
Battles/wars	Russo-Swedish War (1788–90) Kościuszko Uprising Russo-Persian War (1804-1813)
Awards	Gold Sword for Bravery Order of St. Anna Order of St. George Order of St. Alexander of Neva Order of the Lion and the Sun

Russo-Swedish War (1788–90) Kościuszko Uprising

Nikolay Federovich Rtischev (Russian: Николай Федорович Ртищев; b. 1754 – d. 20 January 1835) was a General of the Infantry of the Russian Empire who served as the Russian Commander-in-chief in the Caucasus between 1812 and 1816. He is furthermore noted for being the Russian signatory to the Treaty of Gulistan which was concluded with Qajar Iran in 1813.

Nikolay Rtischev was born into a Russian family hailing from an ancient line. After having finished education at the Infantry Cadet Corps, he started serving as a lieutenant of the regular army on 27 July 1773, and became adjudant to General Field Marshal Zakhar Chernyshev on October 11. Rtischev would further rapidly rise through the ranks during his years of military service. He became second Major of the 2nd Grenadier Regiment about 6 years later, on 11 October 1779, and ended his career as adjudant to Chernyshev on 15 September 1784, when he became colonel (polkovnik) in the Navaginsk Infantry Regiment. On 2 May 1789, he became brigadier in the St.Petersburg Brigadier Regiment. Rtischev served in the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790, and for his merits, he earned the Gold Sword for Bravery. On 12 January, 1793, he was promoted to major general and subsequently served in Poland where the Kościuszko Uprising was taking place. In 1798, he became a lieutenant general, commandant of Astrakhan, and on 5 April 1798, the chef of the Astrakhan Garrison Regiment. His service in Astrakhan was very short lived however, for he retired from that duty later that same year, and returned to the main army on 15 April 1806. On 9 October 1809, Rtischev took command of the 16th Division, and gained the Order of St. Anna (1st class). He took part in the campaigns in the Danubian Principalities between 1807-1809. On May 27th 1809, he took command of the 25th Division and participated against Austria later in that year. For his efforts during the campaign, he received the Order of St. George (4th class) on 8 December 1810.

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