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Jacob Bruce

Count Jacob Bruce (Russian: Я́ков Ви́лимович Брюс, tr. Yákov Vílimovich Brius; 11 May 1669 – 30 April 1735) was a Russian statesman, general, diplomat and scientist of Scottish descent (Clan Bruce), one of the chief associates of Peter the Great. According to his own record, his ancestors had lived in Russia since 1647. He was the brother of Robert Bruce, the first military governor of Saint Petersburg. He participated in the Crimean (1687, 1689) and Azov campaigns (1695–1696) of Peter the Great against the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War. During the Great Northern War Bruce was appointed major-general of artillery. He was involved in the revival of Russian artillery, which had been lost to the Swedish forces along with its commander, Prince Alexa… more »