TOLLY, ASA ELMER.

Asa Elmer Tolly (A); 5Sep58; R221117.

TOLLY, ASA ELMER.

Asa Elmer Tolly (A); 5Sep58; R221117.

SMOLENSK (34), an ancient town of Russia, and capital of a government (1,412) of the same name, on the Dnieper, 244 m. SW. of Moscow; is surrounded by walls; has a fine cathedral, and is strongly fortified; carries on a good grain trade; here in 1812 Napoleon defeated the Russians under Barclay de Tolly and Bagrati