Fyodor Bursak

Fyodor Yakovlevich Bursak
Native name
Фёдор Яковлевич Бурсак
Nickname(s)Ruthless general
Born1750
Died1827
Years of service1768–1816
Battles / warsRusso-Circassian War
Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)
AwardsOrder of Saint Anna

Fyodor Yakovlevich Bursak (1750–1827) was a Russian Imperial General and the Cossack military chieftain of the Black Sea Cossack Host. Known as a ruthless general with no mercy, he took an active part in the Circassian genocide.