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Aleksey Kuropatkin | |
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Алексей Куропаткин | |
![]() General Aleksey Kuropatkin | |
Minister of War | |
In office 1 January 1898 – 7 February 1904 | |
Monarch | Nicholas II |
Preceded by | Pyotr Vannovsky |
Succeeded by | Viktor Sakharov |
Personal details | |
Born | Kholmsky Uyezd, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire | March 29, 1848
Died | January 16, 1925 Pskov Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 76)
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1864–1907 1915–1917 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Fifth Army |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | see awards |
Aleksey Nikolayevich Kuropatkin (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Куропа́ткин; March 29, 1848 – January 16, 1925) 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 (August-September 1904).
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