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COMMANDER // 1848–1925

Aleksey Kuropatkin

General of the InfantryRussian EmpireRussia4 battles1 war

Lifespan

1848 – 1925

18501860187018801890190019101920Russo-Japanese War · 1904-1905Battle of Liaoyang — August 25, 1904 · Russian Empire · Russo-Japanese WarBattle of Shaho — October 5, 1904 · Russia · Russo-Japanese WarBattle of Mukden — February 19, 1905 · Russia · Russo-Japanese WarBattle of Sandepu — January 25, 1905 · Russian Empire · Russo-Japanese War

Active service 1904–1905 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 56.

Profile

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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Battles (4)

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