Konstantin Semenovich Cherkasov (1846-1894) - military engineer, major general, hero of the Samarkand defense of 1868.
| Konstantin Semenovich Cherkasov | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1846 |
| Date of death | February 4, 1894 (aged 47) |
| Place of death | Kronstadt |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Type of army | engineering troops |
| Rank | major general |
| Battles / wars | Turkestan campaigns |
| Awards and prizes | Order of St. George 4th Art. (1869), Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. (1873), Order of St. Stanislav , 2nd art. (1882), Order of St. Anne , 2nd art. (1885), Order of St. Vladimir , 4th art. (1889) |
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Biography
Born March 13, 1846. He was educated in the Orenburg Cadet Corps and the Nikolaev Engineering School . It was released on August 8, 1866 as a second lieutenant in the Orenburg sapper company.
He served in the Turkestan troops and took part in campaigns against the Kokand and Bukhara khanates. May 1, 1868 for military distinction against the Bukhara people was promoted to lieutenant , and on August 30, 1869 he was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree
| In retaliation for the distinction made during the defense of the citadel of Samarkand from June 2 to 8, 1868, where, when the Bukhara gates burned down, despite strong enemy fire, he managed to build blockages with his sappers for the guns, which prevented the enemy from breaking into the citadel . |
October 10, 1869 for numerous military differences in the campaign of 1868 he was promoted to headquarters captains [1] . In the same 1869 he was sent to St. Petersburg , where he was admitted to the Nikolaev Engineering Academy . It was released in the year 1870.
Continuing his service in the engineering forces, Cherkasov was promoted to captain on April 8, 1873, and lieutenant colonel on August 30, 1879. On April 4, 1880 he was appointed chief of staff of the 1st combat engineer brigade and on August 30, 1882 he received the rank of colonel .
On April 9, 1887, he was appointed head of the Ochakov serf engineering board, and on February 10, 1891, he was transferred to the same position in Kronstadt . August 30, 1892 promoted to major general .
He died in Kronstadt on February 4, 1894, was buried in St. Petersburg at the Nikolsky cemetery of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra .
Rewards
Among other awards Cherkasov had orders:
- Order of St. George of the 4th degree (August 30, 1869, No. 10256 according to the cavalier list of Grigorovich - Stepanov)
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (1873)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1882)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree (1885)
- Order of St. Vladimir , 4th degree (1889)
Notes
- β V.V. Vereshchagin in his memoirs mistakenly indicates that Cherkasov was the headquarters captain already during the Samarkand defense ( Vereshchagin V.V. Skobelev. Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878 in the memoirs of V.V. Vereshchagin. - M. , 2007. - S. 378. - ISBN 978-5-485-00152-0 ).
Sources
- Maksimovsky M. Historical outline of the development of the Main Engineering School. 1819-1869. - SPb., 1869. - S. 183 (1st pagination), 161 (2nd pagination).
- List to the generals by seniority . Done on January 1, 1894. - SPb., 1894. - S. 835.
- Terentyev M. A. History of the conquest of Central Asia. T. 1. - SPb., 1903