Mikhail Skobelev
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Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev was a Russian general became famous for his conquest of Central Asia and for his heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Dressed in a white uniform and mounted
Portrait by Sergey Lvovich Levitsky, 1881
Skobelev in the battle of Shipka by Vasili Vereshchagin, 1883
The Skobelev Monument in Moscow
Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky. General Skobelev on the Horse (1883)
Battle of Geok Tepe
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The Battle of Geok Tepe in 1881 was the main event in the 1880/81 Russian campaign to conquer the Teke tribe of Turkmens. Its effect was to give the Russian Empire control over most of what is now Tur
Ruins of the fort