9 2 ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁George ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁degree ▁and ▁the ▁gold ▁sword ▁with ▁an ▁ins cription ▁for ▁bra very . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁Pers ia ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁R ae v sky , ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁Count ▁Val er ian ▁Z ub ov , ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁taking ▁of ▁Der b ent ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁engag ements . ▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁asc ension ▁to ▁the ▁throne , ▁Emperor ▁Paul ▁I ▁re called ▁the ▁army ▁back ▁to ▁Russia , ▁and ▁had ▁R ae v sky ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁relationship ▁to ▁Prince ▁Pot em kin , ▁whom ▁Paul ▁det ested . ▁After ▁Paul ' s ▁murder , ▁and ▁Alexander ▁I ' s ▁assumption ▁of ▁the ▁throne , ▁R ae v sky ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Major ▁General . ▁ ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁ ▁After ▁Russia ' s ▁fail ures ▁at ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁wars , ▁R ae v sky ▁returned ▁into ▁the ▁field ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁He ▁served ▁with ▁Prince ▁Py otr ▁B agr ation ▁in ▁the ▁v angu ard ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁army . ▁During ▁the ▁campaign ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 0 7 , ▁R ae v sky ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁in ▁numerous ▁batt les , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Vladimir ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd