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From: Peter Engelhardt <>
Subject: Re: LACY / LACEY; Anywhere, Anytime
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 02:06:37 +0200


In article <44ksau$>, wrote:

>
> Peter:
>
> I suspect the information would be in relation to Count Marshall Peter de
> Lacy, who in 1729 was named Governor-General of Livonia and
> commander-in-chief of Esthonia. He was, according to most accounts, favored
> greatly by Czar Peter I of Russia (1689-1725), and was to a large extent
> responsible for many of his military achievements. I suspect that is why he
> was honored with the insignia of the Order of St. Alexander Newsky by the
> College of War at Petersburg.
>
> Count Lacy later distinguished himself under the rule of Peter II,
> Empress Anne and Empress Elizabeth and became a legend in his own time.
> It is likely that many romatic accounts of him can be found in Russian
> literature. There are numerous events on record of his valiance, intrepedity
> and merit. Perhaps he was best described by King Frederick The gret of
> Prussia when he spoke of Count Peter Lacy as "The Prince Eugene of
> Muscovy; he naver lost a battle, and never assaulted a fortress or town
> he did not capture".
>
> __________________________________________________________________________

Hi, LACYies

Sorry for not paying a visit for a while but..

(I found the ways now HOW I can read old articles.
Do not mind about my yesterday complains that I could not find "the old
read articles any more" It is OK now.
Here is the same copy of my letter from yesterday without the complains
and put on "thread" correctely I hope)

Thank's for the reply

Yes you are quite right about:

Count Peter LACY, Field Marshal Distinguished Irish soldier in the
Imperial Russian service.

The story I saw and have a copy (some yers ago) of is (probable?) from:
The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History (ed. J. L.
Wieczynski)
In: vol 17 (?) you find LACY, Peter (1678-1751).
... written by Patrick J. O'Meara

Peter Lacy's story is very fantastic - worth a movie.
He even chased the Swedes around Helsinki (where I am living).
However, this is not the reason to my interest. I was looking after a
Field Marshal (refered to as) Lesly or Lesli (in translated Russian text).
As I could not find any Field Marshal or any other Lesli, I found Peter
Lacy the Field Marshal.
I wonder now if Lesly or Lesli could be the same person? or can somebody
inform me who is (Field Marshal, according to Swedish quells) Lesly or
Lesli, as the daughter Anna was married to one of my grandfathers Ivan
Andrejevitch Engelhardt in 17-- (something) according to the quells
(Russian Genealogy (Engelhardts) by Prince Lobanoff-Rostoffskij, 1895).

Thanks in advance

Peter

--
Peter Engelhardt, Ph.D,
Docent in Molecular Genetics
Dept. of Virology
P.O.Box 21
FIN-00014 Univ. of Helsinki
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