Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev (Russian: Михаи́л Дми́триевич Ско́белев) (September 29, 1843 – July 7, 1882; September 17, 1843 — June 25, 1882, O.S.) was a Russian general famous for his conquest of Central Asia and heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Dressed with care in 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. Image File history File links Skobelev. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in the Russian goal of gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea and dominating Constantinople (Istanbul) and the adjacent Turkish Straits. ...

Early life and Conquest of Khiva

Skobelev was born near Moscow on 29 September 1843. After graduating as a staff officer at St Petersburg he was sent to Turkestan in 1868 and, with the exception of an interval of two years, during which he was on the staff of the grand duke Michael in the Caucasus, remained in Central Asia until 1877. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Map of Turkestan (green) with borders of modern states in white Turkestan (also spelled Turkistan or Türkistan) is a region in Central Asia, which today is largely inhabited by Turkic people. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Entholinguistic patchwork of the modern Caucasus - CIA map The Caucasus, a region bordering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

He commanded the advanced guard of General Lomakin's column from Kinderly Bay, in the Caspian Sea, to join General Verevkin, from Orenburg, in the expedition to the Khanate of Khiva in 1874, and, after great suffering on the desert march, took a prominent part in the capture of the Khivan capital. Dressed as a Turkoman, he intrepidly explored in a hostile country the route from Khiva to Igdy, and also the old bed of the Oxus. In 1875 he was given an important command in the expedition against the Khanate of Kokand under General Konstantin Petrovich Kaufman, showing great capacity in the action of Makram, where he outmanoeuvred a greatly superior force and captured 58 guns, and in a brilliant night attack in the retreat from Andijan, when he routed a large force with a handful of cavalry. Caspian Sea viewed from orbit The Caspian Sea or Mazandaran Sea is a landlocked endorheic sea between Asia and Europe (European Russia). ... Orenburg (Оренбу́рг) is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast in the Volga Federal District of Russia. ... Khiva (alternative names include Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chiwa and Chorezm) is the former capital of Khwarezmia, which lies in the present-day Khorezm Province of Uzbekistan. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... There are several meanings to Turkmen: Related to the country Turkmenistan Turkmen language Turkmen people A breed of horse called the Turkoman This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Amu Darya (in Persian آمودریا; Darya means river in Persian) rises in the Pamirs and flows mainly north-west through the Hindu Kush, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to join the Aral Sea in a large river delta. ... Khanate of Kokand was established in 1701 in kishlak Shohimardon by Minglar dynasty. ... Konstantin Petrovich Kaufman, first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (Константин Петрович фон-Кауфман in Russian) (1818 - 1882) was the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan. ... Andijan is the capital of the Andijon province, which includes the Ferghana Valley Andijan (Andijon in Uzbek; also Andizhan, Andizan, Андижан) is the fourth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the Andijan Province. ...

Later life and the Battle of Pleven

He was promoted to be major-general, decorated with the Order of St George, and appointed the first governor of the Ferghana Oblast. In the Turkish War of 1877 he seized the bridge over the Sereth at Barborchi in April, and in June crossed the Danube with the 8th corps. He commanded the Caucasian Cossack Brigade in the attack of the Green Hills at the second battle of Pleven. He captured Lovetch on 3 September, and distinguished himself again in the desperate fighting on the Green Hills in the third battle of Pleven. Promoted to be a lieutenant-general, and given the command of the 16th Division, he took part in the investment of Pleven and also in the fight of 9 December, when Osman Pasha surrendered, with his army. In January 1878 he crossed the Balkans in a severe snowstorm defeating the Turks at Sheynovo, near Shipka, and capturing 36,000 men and 90 guns. Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Order of St. ... Fergana is a city in the Fergana Valley, capital of the Fargona Viloyati of Uzbekistan. ... An oblast (Slavonian verbalism or term, Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasť, Russian, Ukrainian: о́бласть, Bulgarian: о́бласт) English equivalent area, province or zone. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Danube (Donau in German; Dunaj in Slovak; Duna in Hungarian; Dunav in Croatian and Serbian; Дунав in Bulgarian; Dunăre in Romanian; Дунай (Dunay) in Ukrainian; Danuvius in Latin) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey. ... This article is about a town in Bulgaria. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... This article is about a town in Bulgaria. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in almost every country in the world. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of south-eastern Europe. ... Battle of Shipka Pass Conflict Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 Date January 5-9, 1878 Place Shipka Village, Bulgaria Result Decisive Russian victory The Battle of Shipka Pass from January 5-9 was the finaly battle for Shipka Pas and a crushing Russian victory during the Russo-Turkish War of...

He returned to Turkestan after the war, and in 1880 and 1881 further distinguished himself in retrieving the disasters inflicted by the Tekke Turkomans, captured Geok-Tepe, and, after much slaughter, reduced the Akhal-Tekke country to submission. He was advancing on Ashkhabad and Kalat i-Nadiri when he was disavowed and recalled. He was given the command at Minsk. Map of Turkestan (green) with borders of modern states in white Turkestan (also spelled Turkistan or Türkistan) is a region in Central Asia, which today is largely inhabited by Turkic people. ... Geok-Tepe (or Geok Depe) is a former fortress of the Turkomans, in Turkmenistan, in the oasis of Akhal-tekke, on the Transcaspian railway, 28 miles north-west of Ashgabat. ... National anthem Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem Capital Ashgabat President and Prime Minister Saparmurat Niyazov Official language Turkmen Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 51st  488,100 km²  Negligible Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ Density Ranked 112th  4,952,081  9. ... Ashgabat (also Ashkabat, Ashkhabad, Ashgabad, in Persian عشق آباد Eshgh_abad) is the capital city of Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic. ... Victory Square, the central place of Minsk Minsk or Miensk (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is the capital and a major city of Belarus with a population of 1. ...

In the last years of his short life he engaged actively in politics, and made speeches in Paris and in Moscow in the beginning of 1882 in favor of a militant Panslavism, predicting a desperate strife between Slavs and Germans. He was at once recalled to St Petersburg. He was staying at a Moscow hotel, on his way from Minsk to his estate close by, when he died suddenly of heart disease on 7 July 1882. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Skobelev's Memory

Today, his name still lives, even beyond his motherland: shortly after the end of the Turkish War of 1877, the grateful Bulgarians constructed a park in Pleven, the "Skobelev Park", on one of the hills where the major battles for the city took place. The park is also a location of the Panorama "Pleven's Epopee 1877" memorial, where in one of the scenes of the gigantic 360 degree panoramic painting the "White General" is displayed charging with his horse and bare sword, leading the Russian attack on the Turkish positions. 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about a town in Bulgaria. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Shortly after the entrance of the park, the bust of the famous general can be seen, watching over the city. The park contains memorials with then names of the Russian and Romanian solders that died for the liberation of Pleven, and is decorated with non-functional arms donated by Russia: cannons, cannon balls, gatling guns, rifles, bayonets. This article is about a town in Bulgaria. ...

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