Pyotr Rumyantsev (1725-1796) was a Russian military commander and military theorist, a Field Marshal General.
In 1739, he was appointed to the diplomatic service and enlisted in the Russian Embassy in Berlin. In 1740, he was enrolled in the Army Nobility Corps, and then sent to the active army in the rank of sublieutenant.
P. Rumyantsev's first duty station was Finland, where he participated in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743. He distinguished himself in the capture of Helsingfors. In 1743, he was sent to St. Petersburg in the rank of captain to bring the news of the conclusion of the Abosky peace treaty. In 1748, he took part in the campaign of Repnin's corps to the Rhine during the War of the Austrian Succession in 1740-1748. During the Seven Years' War, he commanded the siege and capture of Kohlberg. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the active army during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774. For the victories at Larga and Kagul, which led to the conclusion of the Kuchuk-Kainarji peace treaty favorable for Russia, he was awarded the title Zadunaisky (Trans-Danubian).
The postage stamp provides a portrait of Pyotr Rumyantsev against the background of the commander on a warhorse and his army.
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