October Revolution
Remains imprisoned when Bolsheviks seize power in Petrograd.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
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Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov through 109 dated historical records for Russia.
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
109Distinct records
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1917–1918Years on this page
1917
Release from Bykhov
Is released after the Bolshevik seizure of power.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1917-1917
Escape to Don
Moves south after release to avoid Bolshevik control.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1917-1917
Journey to Don
Travels toward the Don to join anti-Bolshevik forces.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1917-1918
Alekseev Organisation
Joins anti-Bolshevik officers gathering around Alekseev.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1917-1918
Volunteer Army
Helps form the Volunteer Army with Alekseev and Denikin.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1917-1918
Army Breakdown
Military breakdown contributes to wider political instability.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Arz Command
Arz coordinates Austro-Hungarian military responses to the offensive.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Central Powers Defence
Austro-Hungarian commanders organise defensive measures against the Russian attack.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Command Difficulties
Russian commanders struggle to maintain effective control over forces.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Front Line Collapse
The Russian front weakens as units refuse further offensive operations.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Military Administration
The government reviews military administration following defeat.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Military Legacy
The offensive becomes a symbol of the Russian army's collapse in 1917.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Operational Failure
Command failures contribute to the collapse of the offensive.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Shcherbachev Operations
The Eleventh Army participates in operations during the offensive.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
Tarnopol Operations
Central Powers forces respond to Russian attacks around Tarnopol.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1917
1918
Volunteer Army Command
Assumes leading command in the anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Volunteer Army Strategy
Argues for uncompromising military struggle against Bolshevism.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Ice March
Leads the Volunteer Army in the retreat known as the Ice March.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Rostov Withdrawal
Withdraws as Red forces threaten the Volunteer Army base.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
First Kuban Campaign
Leads the difficult march into the Kuban region.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Kuban Campaign
Leads the Volunteer Army toward the Kuban during the civil war.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Ekaterinodar Campaign
Begins the assault on Ekaterinodar against Bolshevik forces.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Assault on Ekaterinodar
Orders attacks against the Bolshevik-held city.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Death of Lavr Kornilov
Kornilov is killed by artillery fire during the Volunteer Army's assault on Ekaterinodar.
Role range: 1917-1918 – 1918-1918
Death of Kornilov
Is killed by artillery fire during the siege of Ekaterinodar.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Volunteer Army Aftermath
His death leaves Denikin to assume command of the Volunteer Army.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Kornilov Legacy
Becomes a symbol of White resistance after his death.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Kornilov Shock Regiment
His name becomes associated with elite White formations.
Role range: 1917-1922 – 1918-1918
Records, sources and methodology
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