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Aleksey Kuropatkin | |
|---|---|
| Алексей Куропаткин | |
 General Aleksey Kuropatkin | |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 1 January 1898 – 7 February 1904 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas II |
| Preceded by | Pyotr Vannovsky |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Sakharov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1848 Kholmsky Uyezd, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 16, 1925 (aged 76) Pskov Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Branch/service | Russian Imperial Army |
| Years of service | 1864–1907 1915–1917 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Fifth Army |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | see awards |
Aleksey Nikolayevich Kuropatkin (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Куропа́ткин; March 29, 1848 – January 16, 1925) served as the Russian Imperial Minister of War from January 1898 to February 1904 and as a field commander subsequently. Historians often hold him responsible for major Russian defeats in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 to 1905, most notably at the Battle of Mukden (1905) and at the Battle of Liaoyang (August-September 1904).