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 |
| Born | 1793 |
| Died | 1831 Battle of Warsaw (1831) |
| Allegiance | Russian |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | (14th) Olonets Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Polish-Russian War of 1830 |
References
- Kantor, Yulia (2005). Война и Мир Михаила Тухачевского (PDF). Moscow: Огонек. p. 35. ISBN 5-89947-007-0.
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