Georgi Mamarchev

Georgi Mamarchev (Bulgarian: Георги Мамарчев; 1786 – 16 July 1846) was a Bulgarian fighter against the Ottoman rule and a captain in the Imperial Russian Army. Mamarchev was the uncle of the Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski.[1][2]

Georgi Mamarchev
Bust in Silistra
Native name
Георги Мамарчев
Born1786
Kotel, Bulgaria
DiedJuly 16, 1846(1846-07-16) (aged 59–60)
Samos
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branchRussian Imperial Army
Years of service1810–1835
RankCaptain
Commands heldBulgarian Countrymen's Army
Battles/warsRusso-Turkish War (1806–1812)
Battle of Borodino
Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829)

Due to the merits of Mamarchev and out of respect for his work, Rakovski took the name of his uncle. [3]

Mamarchev was the mastermind of the Bulgarian Conspiracy of 1835. [4] He was not executed only because he was a Russian citizen, but he was exiled to the island of Samos, where he died. [5][6]

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