1845 in Russia
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Events from the year 1845 in Russia
Incumbents
Events
In 1845, Nicholas I ordered a major military campaign into the mountains of Dagestan to strike at Imam Shamil's stronghold. Under the command of Prince Mikhail Vorontsov, the newly appointed Viceroy of the Caucasus, a Russian force advanced deep into the mountains and stormed the fortified settlement of Dargo, which served as Shamil's headquarters.[2] The expedition ended in severe losses and failed to end the insurgency, with Russian troops suffering incessant attacks while withdrawing from the mountains.[2]
Births and deaths
- Vera Zavadovskaya, courtier (b. 1768)
- Alexander III, monarch (d. 1894)
- Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, zoologist and immunologist who later received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1908) for his work on immunity; born 15 May in a village near Kharkov, in the Russian Empire (d. 1916)[3]
- Pyotr Bezobrazov, admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy (d. 1906)
References
- ↑ "Nicholas I | Biography, Facts, & Accomplishments | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- 1 2 "Caucasian Wars | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ "Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1908". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
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