Dmitry Milyutin
Russian general and noble (1816–1912) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alekseyevich and the family name is Milyutin.
Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin (Russian: Дмитрий Алексеевич Милютин, tr. Dmitrij Alekseevič Miljutin; 28 June 1816, Moscow – 25 January 1912, Simeiz near Yalta) was a military historian, Minister of War (1861–81) and the last Field Marshal of Imperial Russia (1898). He was responsible for sweeping military reforms that changed the face of the Russian army in the 1860s and 1870s.
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Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin | |
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Дмитрий Алексеевич Милютин | |
Minister of War | |
In office 16 May 1861 – 21 May 1881 | |
Monarchs | Alexander II Alexander III |
Preceded by | Nikolay Sukhozanet |
Succeeded by | Pyotr Vannovsky |
Personal details | |
Born | (1816-06-28)28 June 1816 Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 25 January 1912(1912-01-25) (aged 95) Simeiz, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Russian Empire |
Branch/service | Russian Imperial Army |
Years of service | 1836-1881 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Battles/wars | Caucasian War Crimean War Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) |
Awards | see awards |
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