Mikhail Chernyayev

Mikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev
Mikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev
Born	(1828-10-22)22 October 1828 Bender, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	16 August 1898(1898-08-16) (aged 69) Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	major general
Known for	Russian conquest of Turkestan

Mikhail Grigoryevich Chernyaev (Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Черняев) (3 November / 22 October 1828, Bender, Bessarabia Governorate – 16 August 1898) was a Russian major general, who, together with Konstantin Kaufman and Mikhail Skobelev, directed the Russian conquest of Central Asia during the reign of Tsar Alexander II.