 From 1803 Tormasov served as governor of Kiev, Minsk, and from 1807 Riga.From 1809 to 1811, he served as a Viceroy of Georgia and as the commander-in-chief in the Caucasus.After the French invasion of Russia began, Tormasov became the Chief Commander of the 40,000-man Third Reserve Army of Observation on 27 March 1812.