Iosif Gurko

Count

Iosif Vladimirovich Romeyko-Gurko
Count; Iosif Vladimirovich Romeyko-Gurko
Born	28 July 1828; Novgorod, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	28 January 1901 (aged 72); near Tver, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1846–1901
Rank	Field Marshal
Battles/wars	Crimean War; Russo-Turkish War Battle of Shipka Pass; Battle of Plovdiv (1878); Siege of Plevna; Battle of Gorni Dubnik; Battle of Tashkessen; Battle of Sofia;
Awards	Order of St. George

Count Iosif Vladimirovich Romeyko-Gurko (Russian: Граф Ио́сиф Влади́мирович Роме́йко-Гурко́, romanized: Iósif Vladímirovič Roméjko-Gurkó; 28 July [O.S. 16 July] 1828 – 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1901), also known as Joseph or Ossip Gourko, was a prominent Russian field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).

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