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Grand Duke Nicholas

general field marshalRussian Empire3 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1831 – 1891

185018751900Romanian War of Independence · 1877-1878World War I · 1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role)Siege of Plevna — July 20, 1877 · Russian Empire · Romanian War of IndependenceBattle of the Vistula River — September 29, 1914 · Russian Empire · World War IGorlice–Tarnów Offensive — June 22, 1915 · Russian Empire · World War I

Active service 1877–1915 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 46.

Profile

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia was the third son and sixth child of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and Alexandra Feodorovna. He may also be referred to as Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder to tell him apart from his son, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1856–1929). Trained for the military, as a Field Marshal he commanded the Russian army of the Danube in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878.

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Battles (3)

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