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Vasily Yakovlevich Chichagov (Russian: Василий Яковлевич Чичагов, romanized: Vasiliy Yakovlevič Čičagov; 11 March [O.S. 28 February] 1726 – 16 April [O.S. 4 April] 1809) was an admiral in the Russian Navy who distinguished himself in the Russian–Swedish war by fighting three major battles, and an explorer who ...
Vasily Yakovlevich Chichagov. (1726—1809) Quick Reference. (1726–1809), Russian who attempted to navigate the ocean around the North Pole. A graduate of the School of Navigation, Chichagov served for a time in the British Royal Navy, and ... From: Chichagov, Vasily Yakovlevich in The Oxford Companion to World Exploration » Subjects: History.
Contents. Vasily Yakovlevich Chichagov. Russian explorer. Learn about this topic in these articles: North Pole exploration. In Arctic: Attempts from Svalbard and Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) …Svalbard under the command of Vasily Yakovlevich Chichagov.
Inspired by Lomonosov's theories, Vasily Chichagov led an expedition to navigate across the Arctic Ocean to Bering Strait from Spitsbergen in May 1765, but the way was blocked with heavy ice. Meanwhile, Fedor Rozmyslov was sent to look for a Northeast Passage via Novaya Zemlya.
The 1788-1790 Russo-Swedish War was Admiral Vasily Chichagov's finest hour. It was Chichagov who frustrated the plans of the Swedes to destroy, one by one, the units of the Russian navy...
February 28 (March 11), 1726 in a poor noble family near Kostroma was born Vasiliy Yakovlevich Chichagov, a prominent Russian navigator and admiral (1782). Chichagov was educated at home, and later graduated from the Naval School in Moscow.
Mar 21, 2018 · Vasily Yakovlevich Chichagov is a significant figure in the rich history of the Russian fleet. The service life of this admiral and explorer came in the XVIII century - stormy and significant. This time was rich
