Died 1925-01-16.
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Alexei Kuropatkin
Aleksey Nikolayevich Kuropatkin was a Russian politician and military officer who served as the Russian Imperial Minister of War from January 1898 to February 1904 and as a field commander subsequently. Historians often hold him responsible for major Russian defeats in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 to 1905, most notably at the Battle of Mukden (1905) and at the Battle of Liaoyang.
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politics · Russian Imperial Minister of War from 1898 to 1904 · politician · military personnel · minister · also Alexei Kuropatkin, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Aleksey Nikolayevich Kuropatkin, A. N. Kuropatkin, Colonel Kuropatkin, Aleksei Nikolaevich Kuropatkin
Born 17 March 1848 · Died 16 January 1925 · Q527156
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1925· 1 entry
1916· 2 entries
And reassigned to Turkestan, where the Russian involvement in World War I, especially against the Ottoman Empire was extremely unpopular among the indigenous peoples and which had led to the Central Asian revolt of 1916
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Awarded Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class (1916).
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1915· 1 entry
On being sent 'over the top', they were silhouetted and suffered thousands of casualties
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1907· 1 entry
Retired to his country house, and wrote his own, yet candid, defense, which was published in a number of books in several languages
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1906· 1 entry
Following the end of the Russo-Japanese War, Kuropatkin served as a member of the State Council of Imperial Russia
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1902· 1 entry
Won: Kingdom of Italy with Foreign (July 1902).
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1901· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the White Eagle (1901).
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Awarded Order of Osmanieh (1901).
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Awarded Order of the Star of Ethiopia (1901).
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1899· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1899).
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Awarded Order of the Star of Romania (1899).
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1898· 2 entries
Kuropatkin was recalled to St
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Career landmark: Ministry of War of the Russian Empire (1898–1904).
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1897· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Glory (1897).
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1896· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky (1896).
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1895· 1 entry
On Kuropatkin was bestowed the extraordinary Russian mission, called the Extraordinary Embassy to Persia in order to proclaim the ascension to the throne of Nicholas II
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1893· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the White Eagle (1893).
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1892· 1 entry
Awarded Order of noble Bukhara (1892).
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1888· 1 entry
Awarded Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class (1888).
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1884· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Saint Alexander (1884).
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1883· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class (1883).
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Awarded Order of Saint Anna, 1st class (1883).
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1882· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Order of the Lion and the Sun (1882).
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1881· 1 entry
Awarded Order of St. George, 3rd class (1881).
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1879· 2 entries
Awarded Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class with Swords (1879).
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Awarded Order of the Wendish Crown (1879).
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1878· 2 entries
Awarded Order of St. Anna 2nd class with swords (1878).
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Awarded Order of the Cross of Takovo (1878).
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1877· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class with swords (1877).
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Awarded Order of Saint Vladimir 4th class with swords and bow (1877).
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Awarded Gold Sword for Bravery (1877).
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1876· 1 entry
Awarded Order of St. George, 4th class (1876).
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1869· 2 entries
Awarded Order of St. Anne 3rd class with swords and bow (1869).
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Awarded Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov) (1869).
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1866· 1 entry
Was promoted to lieutenant in the 1st Turkestan Infantry Battalion, and took part in the conquest of Bukhara, the storming of Samarkand and other battles in the Russian conquest of Turkestan
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1848· 2 entries
Born 1848-03-17.
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In Kholmsky Uyezd, Pskov Governorate, in the Russian Empire
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