Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin (June 28, 1816, Moscow - January 25, 1912, Simeiz near Yalta) was Minister of War (1861-81) and the last Field Marshal of Imperial Russia (1898). Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Simeiz (Сімеїз Симеиз Simeiz is a Resort town in Crimea, Ukraine. Yalta (Ялта Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea. A defence minister (or defense minister) is a Cabinet position which regulates the Armed forces in some sovereign nations For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya He was responsible for sweeping military reforms that changed the face of the Russian army in the 1860s and 1870s.
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Early career
Milyutin graduated from the Moscow University School in 1833 and Nicholas Military Academy in 1836. Unlike his brother Nikolai Milyutin, who chose to pursue a career in civil administration, Dmitry volunteered to take part in the Caucasian War (1839-45). Nikolay Alekseyevich Milyutin (1818—1872 was a Russian statesman remembered as the chief architect of the great liberal reforms undertaken during Alexander II 's The Caucasian War of 1817–1864 also known as the Russian conquest of the Caucasus was an invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire ended with the After sustaining a grave wound, he returned to the military academy to deliver lectures as a professor.
In the following years, Milyutin earned a considerable reputation as a brilliant scholar. He emphasized the scientific value of military statistics and authored the first comprehensive study of the subject, which earned him the Demidov Prize for 1847. History The Demidov (Деми́довы family also Demidoff, were probably the richest Russian people after the Tsar in the late Milyutin regarded Suvorov as a model for military commanders and the Italian campaign of 1799 as the pinnacle of his career, elaborating these views in a detailed account of the campaign, published in five volumes in 1852 and 1853. Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров (sometimes transliterated as Aleksandr, Aleksander and Suvarov By 1799, the French Revolutionary Wars had resumed after a period of relative peace in 1798.
Capitalizing on his knowledge, Milyutin analyzed the causes of Russia's defeat in the Crimean War and framed some radical proposals for military reforms. The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought His ideas were approved by Alexander II, who appointed Milyutin to the post of Minister of War in 1861. Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St Several years earlier, Milyutin had taken part in the capture of Shamil, thus helping bring the prolonged Caucasian War to an end. Imam Shamil (also spelled as Shamyl, Schamil, or Schamyl; 1797 &ndash March 1871) was an Avar political and religious
Minister of War
The military reforms carried on during Milyutin's long tenure resulted in the levy system being introduced to Russia and military districts being created across the country. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority Military districts are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army which are responsible for a certain area of territory Military service was declared compulsory to all males aged 20. The system of military education was also reformed, and elementary education was made available to all the draftees. Milyutin's reforms are regarded as a milestone in the history of Russia: they dispensed with the military recruitment and professional army introduced by Peter the Great and created the Russian army such as it continued into the 21st century. Military recruitment is the act of requesting people usually male adults to join a military voluntarily
The success of his reforms was demonstrated during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in a rise in nationalism in the Balkans as well as in the Russian goal of recovering territorial losses it had suffered Milyutin's subtle leadership made itself felt during the pinnacle of the warfare, when the Russians could not take Pleven three times in a row and many experts advised them to retreat. Pleven (Плевен; historically known as Plevne in Turkish and Plevna in English) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria Milyutin promptly ordered the siege to be continued in a more orderly manner, which brought the war to a victorious end. At the close of the war, Milyutin set up a commission in order to investigate faulty supply of provisions and other problems that had surfaced during the siege. In recognition of his services, he was made count and received all the Russian orders, including the Order of Saint Andrew. For the Barbados honour see Order of St Andrew (Barbados; for the Eastern Orthodox Christian honour see Archons of the Ecumenical
Later life
After the Congress of Berlin, Milyutin actually succeeded the ailing Chancellor Gorchakov as the leader of the imperial foreign policy. See also Berlin Conference (1884-85 re Africa and Berlin Conference of 1954 (Cold War Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov (16 July 1798 11 March 1883 was a Russian statesman from the Gorchakov princely family Alexander II's assassination in 1881 rendered his position precarious, however. After Konstantin Pobedonostsev, intent on reversing the liberal innovations of the previous reign, emerged as the most powerful policy-maker, Milyutin resigned his office. Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonostsev ( Константин Петрович Победоносцев in Russian) ( May 21, 1827 - March In 1898, when the 80th anniversary of Alexander II was celebrated, he was promoted Field Marshal, the first man to receive this honour for many years and the last in the history of Russia. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank
References
This article is based on material from the public domain 1906 Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary ( Russian: Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона (35 volumes small
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