Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich20 March 1854
Commands Russian forces during the campaign against Silistria before illness and injury end his active role.
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Commands Russian forces during the campaign against Silistria before illness and injury end his active role.
Besieges Silistria on the Danube.
Directs important Russian engineering work during the siege of Silistria and is fatally wounded.
Commands Russian troops during costly attacks on the Ottoman defences at Silistria.
Serves with Russian forces during the unsuccessful campaign against the Ottoman fortress of Silistria.
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