1720 - 1793
Peter Tekeli Serbian Military
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| First Name |
Peter
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| Last Name |
Tekeli
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1719
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| Birthplace |
Arad, Military Frontier, Habsburg Monarchy
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| Died |
1793
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| Place of Death |
Novomirgorod, Russian Empire
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| Nationality |
Serbian
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| Occupation |
Military
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Peter Tekeli (Russian: Петр Авраамович Текели, Serbian: Петар Поповић Текелија or Petar Popović Tekelija, Hungarian: Tököly-Popovics Péter) (1720–1792) was a Russian general-in-chief of Serb origin. He achieved the highest rank among the Serbs who served in the Imperial Russian Army. He was born in a noble family of military tradition, whose men were officers of the Austrian army in the Military Frontier. Prior to his emigration to Russia in 1748, he fought as a young officer in the War of the Austrian Succession. Characterized by both courage and military cunning, he made a splendid career in Russia. He participated in the Seven Years' War, the first Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), and the second Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). Under his command, Zaporozhian Cossacks were disbanded and subjugated to the Imperial authority in 1775, without spilling a single drop of blood, for which he received the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky from Empress Catherine the Great. He retired in 1790, and died two years later in his mansion at Novomirgorod.
