Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov | |
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![]() Mikhail Gorchakov (Jan Ksawery Kaniewski, 1860) | |
Born | Warsaw, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | 28 January 1793
Died | 18 May 1861 Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | (aged 68)
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Years of service | 1807–1861 |
Rank | General of the Artillery |
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Awards | Order of St. Andrew Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir |
Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Горчаков, Polish: Michaił Dymitrowicz Gorczakow; 28 January [O.S. 8 February] 1793 – 18 May [O.S. 30 May] 1861, Warsaw) was a Russian General of the Artillery from the Gorchakov family, who commanded the Russian forces in the latter stages of the Crimean War and later served as a Namestnik of Kingdom of Poland from 1856 until his death. His military career included remarkable successes, such as the Battle of the Great Redan, as well as significant setbacks, such as the Battle of the Chernaya.