Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov

Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
Mikhail Gorchakov (Jan Ksawery Kaniewski, 1860)
Born	(1793-01-28)28 January 1793 Warsaw, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died	18 May 1861(1861-05-18) (aged 68) Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1807–1861
Rank	General of the Artillery
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars Russo-Turkish War November Uprising  • Battle of Ostrolenka  • Battle of Warsaw Crimean War  • Siege of Silistra  • Battle of the Chernaya  • Battle of the Great Redan  • Battle of Malakoff
Awards	Order of St. Andrew Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir

Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Горчаков, Polish: Michaił Dymitrowicz Gorczakow; 28 January [O.S. 8 February] 1793 – 18 May [O.S. 30 May] 1861, Warsaw) was a Russian General of the Artillery from the Gorchakov family, who commanded the Russian forces in the latter stages of the Crimean War and later served as a Namestnik of Kingdom of Poland from 1856 until his death. His military career included remarkable successes, such as the Battle of the Great Redan, as well as significant setbacks, such as the Battle of the Chernaya.