Exemplary documented specimen.
Gold, enamel.
Size 30x35 mm.
Weight 6.6 g.
Partly readable year mark 18??
Gold, enamel.
Size 30x35 mm.
Weight 6.6 g.
Partly readable year mark 18??
4th class Order of Saint George awarded in 1854 to Lieutenant Karl Lavrentievich Schatelowitz
Awarded to Lieutenant Karl Lavrentievich Schatelowitz /Karl Magnus Werner Schatelowitz, 1826-1905/ on 19th May 1854.
Original document with citation.
Original document with citation.
"In retribution for the excellent courage and bravery shown in the case with the Turks during the crossing of Our troops across the Danube River at Ishmael on March 11, 1854 where you while taking the stubbornly defended closed Turkish fortification by attack was the first to climb the rampart of the citadel, despite the strong rifle and grapeshot fire by the Turks and thus gave the soldiers an example of fearlessness and even more supported the spirit of vigor in them, at the testimony of the Superiors and approval of the Cavalier Duma, WE graciously granted you Cavalier of the Order of St. George of the fourth degree by Decree on the 19th day of May 1854 to the Chapter given."
"В воздаяние отличного мужества и храбрости, оказанных в деле с Турками при переправе 11 марта 1854 года войск Наших через реку Дунай у Измаила, где вы при взятии приступом упорно защищаемого сомкнутого Турецкого укрепления, первый взошли на вал цитадели, несмотря на сильный ружейный и картечный огонь Турок и тем подали солдатам пример неустрашимости и ещё более поддержали в них дух бодрости, по засвидельствованию Начальства и удостоению Кавалерской Думы, Всемилостивейше пожаловали МЫ вас Указом, в 19 день Мая 1854 года Капитулу данным, Кавалером Ордена Святого Георгия четвёртой степени".
"В воздаяние отличного мужества и храбрости, оказанных в деле с Турками при переправе 11 марта 1854 года войск Наших через реку Дунай у Измаила, где вы при взятии приступом упорно защищаемого сомкнутого Турецкого укрепления, первый взошли на вал цитадели, несмотря на сильный ружейный и картечный огонь Турок и тем подали солдатам пример неустрашимости и ещё более поддержали в них дух бодрости, по засвидельствованию Начальства и удостоению Кавалерской Думы, Всемилостивейше пожаловали МЫ вас Указом, в 19 день Мая 1854 года Капитулу данным, Кавалером Ордена Святого Георгия четвёртой степени".
1866 and 1874 service records of Karl Lavrentievich Schatelowitz.
Karl Lavrentievich Schatelowitz.
Russian troops crossing the Danube under the command of Lieutenant-General Ushakov near the fortress of Izmail on March 11, 1854
/Переход через Дунай русских войск под начальством Генерал-Лейтенанта Ушакова у крепости Измаила 11 марта 1854 года/
By the beginning of the 1854 campaign, the Danube army was brought to 140 thousand people with 612 guns. From the beginning of 1854, the Russian army was awaiting orders to move to the right bank of the Danube and start a decisive offensive against the Ottomans. However, Gorchakov was still in indecision. Nikolai Pavlovich, distressed and irritated by the battle at Chetati, made Gorchakov a hard reprimand.
Wanting to make amends, Gorchakov decided to attack Calafat. 4 (16) January headquarters and a significant detachment received an order to move to Kalafat. Gorchakov himself went to him. But along the way, he was again overcome by doubt, and he returned unexpectedly from halfway back to Bucharest. Then he went to the army again. At the military council it was decided that Calafat should not be immediately stormed, it is necessary to besiege him and wait for an opportunity. Gorchakov replaced the discredited battle of Chetati, General Anrep, with General P.P.Liprandi, who led the Malo-Valakhsky detachment. Pavel Petrovich Liprandi participated in almost all known battles and deeds, beginning with the Patriotic War 1812 of the year. Liprandi belonged to an old Spanish clan and in 1812 he joined the army as a volunteer. He went a long military way before he rose to the general.
However, during the Danube campaign and to the military generals, they found some kind of rock, they lost their former determination. In early February, the troops moved in two columns to Calafat. The columns were led by Liprandi and Bellegarde. The advance of the troops was accompanied by a sudden frost and strong wind, and the soldiers did not have winter clothes and shoes. As a result, a significant number of people were frostbitten. The village of Chepurcheni was occupied by the Belgard column, but there were no Ottomans there, they had already fled, warned by scouts and well-wishers. Column Liprandi approached Calafat, but lost contact with Bellegarde. Both generals tried to communicate through their adjutants, but they got lost and did not reach their destination.
The Turks did not accept the battle and ran in panic, fleeing across the bridge. A strong crush began, everyone hurried to escape first. Their bosses tried to stop the runners, when the words were powerless, they began to chop down the fugitives. However, this did not stop the crowd running. The moment to attack Calafat was perfect. But on Liprandi found some kind of stupor. To the perturbation of the officers, he was taken aback and did not attack. As a result, the Turks came to their senses. Liprandi ordered a retreat. Hundreds of people in both squads were frostbitten, time and money was wasted. This aimless campaign to Calafat, became another reason for the fall of the morale of the army.
At the beginning of 1854, the emperor Nikolay summoned Paskevich to the capital and appointed him commander-in-chief of all troops on the western border of the Russian Empire, as well as the Danube army. However, the appointment of Paskevich as commander in chief could not remedy the situation on the Danube front. After all, Paskevich wanted to curtail the Danube campaign as soon as possible. Now Paskevich became the immediate superior of Gorchakov, which did not add to his determination.
Emperor Nicholas wanted to concentrate the main forces in Western Wallachia and from there move to Viddin. A movement in this direction could have led Serbia to an uprising, which would bind the Turkish forces and aggravate the situation of Austria (the principles of the Holy Alliance were discarded, but, unfortunately, late). However, Paskevich, who continued to bend his line of abandoning decisive advance in the Balkans, persuaded the king to force the Lower Danube and seize Bulgarian fortresses first and then go to Viddin. At the same time, the precepts of Rumyantsev and Suvorov were forgotten, who preferred to first beat the enemy's living force and only then take the fortified cities. As a result, the king agreed with the arguments of Paskevich.
Nikolay, irritated by Gorchakov's passivity, sent him to help “Bayard of the Russian engineering corps”, General K. A. Schilder. Karl Andreevich Schilder was a real combat general who still fought in the battle of Austerlitz in 1805. Schilder was in the same ranks as Gorchakov, and older than Gorchakov in age. He was an excellent organizer, a very capable engineer and a sapper, an excellent technician. Some inventions of Schilder were far ahead of their time. So, he invented and built the world's first all-metal submarine. From there, in the presence of Nikolai, a successful launch of incendiary rockets was accomplished (documents about the boat disappeared without a trace). In addition, Schilder was a first-class specialist in engineering. The hero of Sevastopol, Totleben, passed Schilder’s school.
Schilder, not knowing the internal doubts of Gorchakov, and the uninitiated in Paskevich’s game, was imbued with a desire for success for the cause. Beat the enemy, not reasoning, whether someone likes it or not, no matter what the enemy is, this is his motto. This is a real warrior who was not interested in politics. His task was to defeat the visible enemy, and not fears about the emergence of new ones.
General Stepan Aleksandrovich Khrulyov, who was subordinate to Schilder, immediately began arranging the batteries for the shelling of the Turkish ships stationed at Sistov and Nikopol, as well as their fortifications. Khrulev arranged several batteries and began shelling Turkish ships and fortifications. The stubborn artillery duel began. She showed the complete superiority of the Russian gunners. The Turks had a lot of shells, they responded to each Russian shot with several. But they fired extremely badly. There was practically no harm from their shooting.
The Ottomans, annoyed by the shelling, decided to launch an attack. February 20 in the morning 6-th. Turkish detachment made a sortie on the left bank of the Danube. The Turks pushed aside Cossack posts and began to disrupt field fortifications. Generals Khrulev and Bogushevsky, gathering troops (one infantry regiment, two squadrons of dragoons, two hundred Cossacks and two batteries), advanced from the city of Kalarash and attacked the enemy. Having showered the enemy with grapeshot, the Russian soldiers attacked the Turks and forced them to retreat. With the departure of the Turks lost several hundred people. Russian losses were small.
February 22 Russian artillery fired at Silistria again. A significant part of the Turkish courts that stood at Silistra was destroyed that day. Turkish troops and townspeople fled from the city to the citadel. February 26-28 Lieutenant Colonel Totleben built a series of batteries against the Turkish island located on the Danube against Oltenitsa. Turkish fortifications on the island came under fire. At this time, the differences between Gorchakov and Shilder reached the highest degree. Gorchakov did not dare to dismiss Schilder, who was patronized by the emperor himself, but he tried his best to slow down everything that he began to do.
On March 11 (23), 1854, the Russian troops, not meeting any serious resistance from the enemy, which made the previous standing near the Danube pointless, forced the river near Brail, Galati and Ishmael. Only Ishmael experienced a fairly significant battle at the Turkish trenches. The Turks were defeated and fled. Russian troops lost more than 700 people killed and wounded, the Turks - about 1 thousand soldiers. The next day, March 12, the Ottomans fled and abandoned the fortresses of Tulchu, Isakchi, and Machin on March 13. By the end of March, the Turkish who stood at Nikopol flotilla was destroyed and burned, residents of the city of Nikopol and the fortress were evacuated. The movement of Turkish ships along the Danube was completely stopped.
Wanting to make amends, Gorchakov decided to attack Calafat. 4 (16) January headquarters and a significant detachment received an order to move to Kalafat. Gorchakov himself went to him. But along the way, he was again overcome by doubt, and he returned unexpectedly from halfway back to Bucharest. Then he went to the army again. At the military council it was decided that Calafat should not be immediately stormed, it is necessary to besiege him and wait for an opportunity. Gorchakov replaced the discredited battle of Chetati, General Anrep, with General P.P.Liprandi, who led the Malo-Valakhsky detachment. Pavel Petrovich Liprandi participated in almost all known battles and deeds, beginning with the Patriotic War 1812 of the year. Liprandi belonged to an old Spanish clan and in 1812 he joined the army as a volunteer. He went a long military way before he rose to the general.
However, during the Danube campaign and to the military generals, they found some kind of rock, they lost their former determination. In early February, the troops moved in two columns to Calafat. The columns were led by Liprandi and Bellegarde. The advance of the troops was accompanied by a sudden frost and strong wind, and the soldiers did not have winter clothes and shoes. As a result, a significant number of people were frostbitten. The village of Chepurcheni was occupied by the Belgard column, but there were no Ottomans there, they had already fled, warned by scouts and well-wishers. Column Liprandi approached Calafat, but lost contact with Bellegarde. Both generals tried to communicate through their adjutants, but they got lost and did not reach their destination.
The Turks did not accept the battle and ran in panic, fleeing across the bridge. A strong crush began, everyone hurried to escape first. Their bosses tried to stop the runners, when the words were powerless, they began to chop down the fugitives. However, this did not stop the crowd running. The moment to attack Calafat was perfect. But on Liprandi found some kind of stupor. To the perturbation of the officers, he was taken aback and did not attack. As a result, the Turks came to their senses. Liprandi ordered a retreat. Hundreds of people in both squads were frostbitten, time and money was wasted. This aimless campaign to Calafat, became another reason for the fall of the morale of the army.
At the beginning of 1854, the emperor Nikolay summoned Paskevich to the capital and appointed him commander-in-chief of all troops on the western border of the Russian Empire, as well as the Danube army. However, the appointment of Paskevich as commander in chief could not remedy the situation on the Danube front. After all, Paskevich wanted to curtail the Danube campaign as soon as possible. Now Paskevich became the immediate superior of Gorchakov, which did not add to his determination.
Emperor Nicholas wanted to concentrate the main forces in Western Wallachia and from there move to Viddin. A movement in this direction could have led Serbia to an uprising, which would bind the Turkish forces and aggravate the situation of Austria (the principles of the Holy Alliance were discarded, but, unfortunately, late). However, Paskevich, who continued to bend his line of abandoning decisive advance in the Balkans, persuaded the king to force the Lower Danube and seize Bulgarian fortresses first and then go to Viddin. At the same time, the precepts of Rumyantsev and Suvorov were forgotten, who preferred to first beat the enemy's living force and only then take the fortified cities. As a result, the king agreed with the arguments of Paskevich.
Nikolay, irritated by Gorchakov's passivity, sent him to help “Bayard of the Russian engineering corps”, General K. A. Schilder. Karl Andreevich Schilder was a real combat general who still fought in the battle of Austerlitz in 1805. Schilder was in the same ranks as Gorchakov, and older than Gorchakov in age. He was an excellent organizer, a very capable engineer and a sapper, an excellent technician. Some inventions of Schilder were far ahead of their time. So, he invented and built the world's first all-metal submarine. From there, in the presence of Nikolai, a successful launch of incendiary rockets was accomplished (documents about the boat disappeared without a trace). In addition, Schilder was a first-class specialist in engineering. The hero of Sevastopol, Totleben, passed Schilder’s school.
Schilder, not knowing the internal doubts of Gorchakov, and the uninitiated in Paskevich’s game, was imbued with a desire for success for the cause. Beat the enemy, not reasoning, whether someone likes it or not, no matter what the enemy is, this is his motto. This is a real warrior who was not interested in politics. His task was to defeat the visible enemy, and not fears about the emergence of new ones.
General Stepan Aleksandrovich Khrulyov, who was subordinate to Schilder, immediately began arranging the batteries for the shelling of the Turkish ships stationed at Sistov and Nikopol, as well as their fortifications. Khrulev arranged several batteries and began shelling Turkish ships and fortifications. The stubborn artillery duel began. She showed the complete superiority of the Russian gunners. The Turks had a lot of shells, they responded to each Russian shot with several. But they fired extremely badly. There was practically no harm from their shooting.
The Ottomans, annoyed by the shelling, decided to launch an attack. February 20 in the morning 6-th. Turkish detachment made a sortie on the left bank of the Danube. The Turks pushed aside Cossack posts and began to disrupt field fortifications. Generals Khrulev and Bogushevsky, gathering troops (one infantry regiment, two squadrons of dragoons, two hundred Cossacks and two batteries), advanced from the city of Kalarash and attacked the enemy. Having showered the enemy with grapeshot, the Russian soldiers attacked the Turks and forced them to retreat. With the departure of the Turks lost several hundred people. Russian losses were small.
February 22 Russian artillery fired at Silistria again. A significant part of the Turkish courts that stood at Silistra was destroyed that day. Turkish troops and townspeople fled from the city to the citadel. February 26-28 Lieutenant Colonel Totleben built a series of batteries against the Turkish island located on the Danube against Oltenitsa. Turkish fortifications on the island came under fire. At this time, the differences between Gorchakov and Shilder reached the highest degree. Gorchakov did not dare to dismiss Schilder, who was patronized by the emperor himself, but he tried his best to slow down everything that he began to do.
On March 11 (23), 1854, the Russian troops, not meeting any serious resistance from the enemy, which made the previous standing near the Danube pointless, forced the river near Brail, Galati and Ishmael. Only Ishmael experienced a fairly significant battle at the Turkish trenches. The Turks were defeated and fled. Russian troops lost more than 700 people killed and wounded, the Turks - about 1 thousand soldiers. The next day, March 12, the Ottomans fled and abandoned the fortresses of Tulchu, Isakchi, and Machin on March 13. By the end of March, the Turkish who stood at Nikopol flotilla was destroyed and burned, residents of the city of Nikopol and the fortress were evacuated. The movement of Turkish ships along the Danube was completely stopped.