Lot 3001
Award Citation, one page, folio, St. Petersburg, Nov. 26, 1790. Written in black ink in neat secretarial hand, the Empress addresses and praises Lieutenant-General Baron Karl F. Knorring and awards him the St. George Cross, 4th Class for the taking of the Fortress of Ochakov in 1788. Catherine signs below in large and bold hand. Historically important, issued to a prominent General. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP
Condition: Choice and well preserved.
Karl Fyodorovich Knorring (1744-1820), Lieutenant-General of the Russian Empire; participated in the First and Second Russo-Turkish Wars; Military Commander and Inspector-General in Eastern Georgia (Kartli-Kakheti) during the time of its incorporation into the Russian Empire, 1801-1803.
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