Alexander Tukhachevsky

Alexander Tukhachevsky (1793-1831) was a Russian military officer and a colonel of the Imperial Russian Army. A commanding officer of the (14th) Olonets Infantry Regiment, he took part in the Polish-Russian War of 1830 and was killed in the battle of Warsaw (1831).[1] Coincidentally, his great-grandson Mikhail Tukhachevsky was defeated at the gates of Warsaw almost a century later.

Alexander Tukhachevsky
Native name
Александр Николаевич Тухачевский
Born1793
Died1831
Battle of Warsaw (1831)
AllegianceRussian
Service/branchArmy
RankColonel
Commands held(14th) Olonets Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsPolish-Russian War of 1830

References

  1. Kantor, Yulia (2005). Война и Мир Михаила Тухачевского (PDF). Moscow: Огонек. p. 35. ISBN 5-89947-007-0.


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