Dmitry Senyavin

Dmitry Nikolayevich Senyavin
Dmitry Nikolayevich Senyavin
Born	17 August 1763; Borovsk, Kaluga Oblast
Died	17 April 1831 (aged 67); Saint Petersburg
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Navy
Years of service	1777–1813; 1825–1830
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Baltic Fleet
Battles/wars	Tree-like list Russo-Turkish War (1787–92) Battle of Fidonisi; Battle of Ochakov; Battle of Kaliakria; ; Napoleonic Wars Coalition Wars Second Archipelago Expedition Action of Cattaro (1806); Action of Ragusa (1806); Actions of Curzola; Actions of Brazza; ; ; Russo-Turkish War (1806–12) Second Archipelago Expedition Battle of the Dardanelles (1807); Capture of the island of Tenedos; Battle of Athos; ; ; Anglo-Russian War (1807–12); ; Greek War of Independence Battle of Navarino; ;
Awards	Order of St. George 4th Class; Order of St. Vladimir 4th Class; Order of St. Anna 2nd Class; Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
Relations	Alexei 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 prominent 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.

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