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Major General

Russia · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1752–1900Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1752

Abram Petrovich Gannibal1752

Warfare / Military

Abram Petrovich Gannibal becomes a Major General and is appointed in charge of all military engineering

1768

Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov1768

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1820

Peter Dmitrievich Gorchakov1820

Caucasus · Warfare / Military

Suppresses an insurrection in the Caucasus, for which service he is raised to the rank of major-general

1900

Paul Karlovitch Rennenkampf1900

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

Names involved

Abram Petrovich GannibalAlexander Vasilyevich SuvorovPaul Karlovitch RennenkampfPeter Dmitrievich Gorchakov

Provenance

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