Aleksey Kuropatkin

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Aleksey Kuropatkin
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	(1848-03-29)March 29, 1848 Kholmsky Uyezd, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	January 16, 1925(1925-01-16) (aged 76) Pskov Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch/service	Russian Imperial Army
Years of service	1864–1907 1915–1917
Rank	General
Commands	Fifth Army
Battles/wars	Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I
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).