Emilio Kosterlitzky

Colonel Emilio Kosterlitzky
Native name	Эмилио Костерлицкий
Nickname(s)	Eagle of Sonora Mexican Cossack
Born	(1853-11-16)16 November 1853 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	2 March 1928(1928-03-02) (aged 74) Los Angeles, California
Buried	Calvary Cemetery
Allegiance	Russian Empire  Mexico
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Navy Mexican Army
Years of service	1871 - 1914
Rank	midshipman Colonel
Commands held	Rurales Federal Army
Battles/wars	Mexican Apache Wars Yaqui Wars Nogales Uprising Mexican Revolution Costa Oeste Campaign Battle of Nogales (POW)
Spouse(s)	Francisca López
Children	2
Other work	Spy

Emilio Kosterlitzky (Russian: Эмилио Костерлицкий; 16 November 1853 – 2 March 1928) was a Russian Empire-born Mexican colonel during the Mexican Revolution. He had also served in the Mexican Apache Wars and Yaqui Wars. He is most noted for being the commander of the Mexican Rurales, or border police, during the late Nineteenth Century.