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Mikhail Skobelev

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Mikhail Skobelev

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Also known as Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev, Michael Skobeleff, General Skobelev, General Skobeleff, Mikhail Skobeleff, M. D. Skobelev, Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev

Russian general (1843–1882)

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Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev was a male person from Russia. His professional period began in 1861. He is associated with several works, including *Sluzhenie Rossii*, *Moskovskīĭ sbornik*, and *Skobelev kak polkovodet︠s︡, 1880-1881*. Other listed publications include *Prikazy generala M.D. Skobeleva, 1876-1882* and *Prikazy Skobeleva v 1877-78 godakh*.

Records indicate varying dates for his birth and death. Birth dates are listed as September 17, 1843, and September 29, 1843. Death dates are recorded as June 25, 1882, July 7, 1882, and July 8, 1882. Different sources attribute between three and five works to him. The subject is referenced by 205 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1843
Died
1882
Works
3

Top works

  • Sluzhenie Rossii
  • Moskovskīĭ sbornik
  • Skobelev kak polkovodet︠s︡, 1880-1881
  • Prikazy generala M.D. Skobeleva, 1876-1882
  • Prikazy Skobeleva v 1877-78 godakh

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Russia
Active from
1947
Active to
2003

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Quotes

  • I hold it as a principle that in Asia the duration of peace is in direct proportion to the slaughter you inflict upon the enemy. The harder you hit them the longer they will be quiet afterwards. My system is this: To strike hard, and keep on hitting till resistance is completely over; then at once to form ranks, cease slaughter, and be kind and humane to the prostrate enemy.

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Key facts

Nicknames
White General , White Pasha , Bloody Eyes
Born
( 1843-09-29 ) 29 September 1843, Saint Petersburg , Russia
Died
7 July 1882 (1882-07-07) (aged 38), Moscow , Russia
Allegiance
Russia
Branch
Imperial Russian Army
Service years
1861–1882
Rank
General of the Infantry
Commands
4th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
Conflicts
January Uprising Russian conquest of Central Asia Khivan campaign of 1873 Kokand expedition of 1875–76 Battle of Makhram Russo-Turkish War Defense of Shipka Harmanli massacre Battle of Svistov Siege of Plevna Battle of Lovcha Akhal Tekke expedition Siege of Geok Tepe
Awards
Order of St. George , Order of St. Vladimir , Order of Saint Anna

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Encyclopedic overview

Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Скобелев; 29 September 1843 – 7 July 1882) was a Russian general became famous for his conquest of Central Asia and for his heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Dressed in a white uniform and mounted on a white horse, and always in the thickest of the fray, he was known and adored by his soldiers as the "White General", and by the Turks as the "White Pasha". During a campaign in Khiva, his Turkmen opponents called him goz ganly or "Bloody Eyes".

British field marshal Bernard Montgomery assessed Skobelev as the world's "ablest single commander" between 1870 and 1914, and wrote of his "skilful and inspiring" leadership. Francis Vinton Greene also rated Skobelev highly.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mikhail Skobelev” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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