Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev | |
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![]() Mikhail Skobelev | |
Nickname(s) | White General White Pasha Bloody Eyes |
Born | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | 29 September 1843
Died | 7 July 1882 Moscow, Russian Empire | (aged 38)
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Years of service | 1861–1882 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
Commands | 4th Army Corps (Russian Empire) |
Battles/wars | January Uprising Khivan campaign of 1873 Kokand expedition of 1875–76
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Awards | Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir Order of Saint Anna |
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Скобелев; 29 September 1843 – 7 July 1882), a Russian general, became famous for his conquest of Central Asia and for his heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Dressed in a white uniform and mounted on a white horse, and always in the thickest of the fray, he was known and adored by his soldiers as the "White General"[1] (and by the Turks as the "White Pasha").[2] During a campaign in Khiva, his Turkmen opponents called him goz ganly or "Bloody Eyes".
British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery assessed Skobelev as the world's "ablest single commander" between 1870 and 1914[3] and wrote of his "skilful and inspiring" leadership.[4] Francis Vinton Greene also rated Skobelev highly.[5]
The ablest single commander of this period was the Russian conqueror of Turkestan, Mikhail Skobelev (1843-82).
This war presents various interesting features. One was the skilful and inspiring leadership of Skobelev.
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