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Mikhail Skobelev

Russian general (1843-1882) · Russia · On the map · Died at 38

Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev was a Russian general became famous for his conquest of Central Asia and for his heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.

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Pour le Mérite
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Order of Saint Anna, 4th class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class
Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
Gold Sword for Bravery
Order of St. George, 4th class
Order of St. George, 3rd class
Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class
Order of St. George, 2nd class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class with swords
Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class with Swords
Order of Saint Anna
Order of Saint Stanislaus

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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".

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Lived 1843 to 1882 · aged 38