Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov

Prince

Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
Mikhail Gorchakov (Jan Ksawery Kaniewski, 1860)
Born(1793-01-28)28 January 1793
Warsaw, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died18 May 1861(1861-05-18) (aged 68)
Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branchRussian Empire Imperial Russian Army
Years of service1807–1861
RankGeneral of the Artillery
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of St. Andrew
Order of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir

Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Горчаков, Polish: Michaił Dymitrowicz Gorczakow; 28 January [O.S. 8 February] 1793 – 18 May [O.S. 30 May] 1861, Warsaw) was a Russian General of the Artillery from the Gorchakov family, who commanded the Russian forces in the latter stages of the Crimean War and later served as a Namestnik of Kingdom of Poland from 1856 until his death. His military career included remarkable successes, such as the Battle of the Great Redan, as well as significant setbacks, such as the Battle of the Chernaya.