<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: U-Yermolov wazalwa ngoJuni 4, 1777 eMoscow emndenini wesikhulu saseRussia esivela e-Oryol gubernia. Wathweswa iziqu esikoleni sokuhlala eNyuvesi yaseMoscow futhi wabhaliswa e-Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment ngo-16 Januwari 1787. Eminyakeni emine kamuva, wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba ngu-lieutenant futhi wadluliselwa eNizhegorod Dragoon Regiment ngesikhundla sokuba ngukaputeni. Wafundisa kafushane e-Artillery and Engineer Cadet Corps ngo-1793 ngaphambi kokuba athunyelwe ukulwa nabavukeli basePoland e-  <response>: Umkhankaso wasePoland ka-1794. Wabamba iqhaza ekuhlaselweni kwePraga futhi wathola i-Order of St. George class 4th ngoJanuwari 12, 1795. Ngonyaka olandelayo, u-Yermolov wabamba iqhaza eMkhankasweni WasePheresiya ngasolwandle iCaspian. Kodwa-ke, waboshwa ngomhlaka 7 Januwari 1799 ngenxa yokuhlanganyela okusolwayo emkhankasweni wokulwa noTsar Paul I futhi wachitha iminyaka emibili ekudingisweni eKostroma, lapho azifundisa khona isiLatini. 