Mikhail Zasulich
Mikhail Ivanovich Zasulich | |
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| Commands held | 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division 6th Infantry Division 2nd Siberian Army Corps |
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Mikhail Ivanovich Zasulich (
Biography
Zasulich was a graduate of the
In 1887, Zasulich was assigned command of the 101st Infantry Regiment based at
Immediately before the start of the
Zasulich subsequently participated in other battles of the war, including the Battle of Tashihchiao, Battle of Hsimucheng, and Battle of Liaoyang as well as the Battle of Mukden; however, as his actions were marked by indecisiveness and passivity, causing his forces to suffer one defeat after another. His refusal to go on the offensive and continual retreats made him unpopular with his troops, at the Battle of Liaoyang, his refusal to obey Lieutenant General Nikolai Zarubaev’s orders to hold his position endangered the entire Russian position.[2]
Citing illness, Zasulich left military service after the end of the war in 1906.
Honors
Order of St. George, 4th class, 1878- Order of St. Anne3rd class with sword and bow, 1878
- Order of St. Stanislaus2nd degree with swords, 1878
- Order of St. Anne1st class with sword, 1906
- Order of St Vladimir, 2nd class, 1906
References
- ISBN 978-0-304-36657-6(paper)
- Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
- ISBN 0-8108-4927-5