Aleksey Kuropatkin

Aleksey Kuropatkin
Aleksey Kuropatkin
Алексей Куропаткин
	General Aleksey Kuropatkin
Minister of War
	In office; 1 January 1898 – 7 February 1904
Monarch	Nicholas II
Preceded by	Pyotr Vannovsky
Succeeded by	Viktor Sakharov
Personal details
Born	March 29, 1848; Kholmsky Uyezd, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	January 16, 1925 (aged 76); Pskov Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch/service	Russian Imperial Army
Years of service	1864–1907 ; 1915–1917
Rank	General
Commands	Fifth Army
Battles/wars	Conquest of Central Asia Conquest of Bukhara; Siege of Samarkand; Battle of Geok Tepe; ; Boxer Rebellion; Russo-Japanese War Battle of Mukden; Battle of Liaoyang; ; World War I;
Awards	see awards

Aleksey Nikolayevich Kuropatkin (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Куропа́ткин; March 29, 1848 – January 16, 1925) was a Russian politician and military officer who served as the Russian Imperial Minister of War from January 1898 to February 1904 and as a field commander subsequently. Historians often hold him responsible for major Russian defeats in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 to 1905, most notably at the Battle of Mukden (1905) and at the Battle of Liaoyang (August–September 1904).