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CATHERINE II: (1729-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, known as Catherine the Great. An excellent L.S...

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CATHERINE II: (1729-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, known as Catherine the Great. An excellent L.S., `Ekaterina«, an excellent and bold signature example, in Cyrillic, two pages, 4to, Tsaskoe Selo, 16th June 1792, to Mikhail Vasilievich Kakhovski, in Cyrillic. The letter refers to the polish-Russian war and to General Kakhovski achievements. The Empress stating `We are very pleased to receive your reports about the double defeat of the enemy forces in the battles for Lubar and Gorodische in Poland. We highly appreciate your services and your leadership which together with the courage and tenacity of our troops have made this achievement possible. I ask you to forward my Imperial gratitude to everyone who participated in this important campaign. We will issue the deserved rewards to those who will be mentioned in your report..« further expressing the wish that Mikhail Vasilievich will be able to obtain the full and decisive victory defeating the enemy. A victory which would occur shortly after. The paper leaf bears a watermark. VG 2000-3000 Mikhail Vasilyevich Kakhovski (1734-1800) Russian Count and General who led the Imperial army to a brilliant victory in the Polish-Russian war of 1792. Kakhovski defeated the Polish forces and precipitated the second Partition of Poland. Kakhovski would be awarded with the Order of St. Andrew.