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COMMANDER // 1796–1855

Nicholas I

Engineer-GeneralRussian EmpireRussia3 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1796 – 1855

18001825185018751900Crimean War · 1853-1856World War I · 1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role)Siege of Sevastopol — January 1, 1854 · Russia · Crimean WarSiege of Silistra (1854) — January 1, 1854 · Russian Empire · Crimean WarMontenegrin Campaign — January 17, 1916 · Montenegro · World War I

Active service 1854–1916 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 58.

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Nicholas I was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 to 1855. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's twenty nine-year reign began with the failed Decembrist revolt. He is mainly remembered as a reactionary whose controversial reign was marked by geographical expansion, centralisation of administrative policies, and repression of dissent both in Russia and among its neighbors. Nicholas had a happy marriage that produced a large family, with all of their seven children surviving childhood.

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Battles (3)

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