Nikolai Stoletov

Nikolai Stoletov

Major general Stoletov in 1877
Born (1834-11-13)November 13, 1834
Vladimir, Russia
Died July 10, 1912(1912-07-10) (aged 77)
Allegiance  Russian Empire
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
Years of service 1854 - 1898
Rank General
Battles/wars Crimean War
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Awards Order of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
Order of St Anna

Nikolai Grigorevich Stoletov (Столетов, Николай Григорьевич) (1834 in Vladimir - 1912) was a general in the Imperial Russian Army. He was the brother of noted physicist Aleksandr Stoletov.

Stoletov was born in Vladimir and attended the Vladimir Gymnasium (grammar school) and the Physics faculty of the Moscow State University graduating in 1854. He joined the Russian army in 1854 and fought in the Crimean War, participating in the Battle of Inkermann and the Siege of Sevastopol.

Stoletov graduated from the General Staff Academy in 1859. In the 1860s Stoletov took part in the Russian conquest of Turkestan and was a major participant in the Russo Turkish War of 1877-78. During this conflict he commanded the Russian and Bulgarian forces at the 2nd battle of the Shipka Pass.

After the end of the Russo Turkish War Stoletov was made Lieutenant General and appointed commander of the Turkestan Military District and participated in a diplomatic mission to Afghanistan. He retired in 1898 and died at Tsarskoye Selo

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