 Complete the following phrase:  At age 22, Lanskoy had requested his transfer to a provincial garrison since he lacked sufficient funds to keep pace with his brother officers and doing so would entail lower expenses. However, his application was rejected at the College of War by Grigory Potemkin himself, who then, surprisingly, appointed the young man his personal aide-de-camp. James Harris, the British ambassador, claims Potemkin had another candidate, yet Potemkin supported the choice of Lanskoy. It was Potemkin, who benefitted from Catherines stable relationship with Lanskoy by having more time to 