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The Yalu, in turn, was a prelude to the pivotal battle of Mukden on the following February 21, in which 300,000 Japanese troops on a 47-mile front, encircled the city and forced the Russian army under Gen. Kuropatkin to retire after suffering 90,000 casualties.
JACK LONDON'S WAR 2010
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At about the same time, General Kuropatkin, the former Minister of War, was charged with punishing Japan for her insolence.
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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Kuropatkin headed the Russians, while Generals Kuroki and Nogi were on the Japanese side.
Travels in the Far East Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
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General than Kuropatkin, and at Malo Bereznik and Bolsheozerki, in particular, to send them reeling back in bloody disaster.
The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Harry H. Mead
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Key Post and Kuropatkin will bring back memories of buttressing up collapsed trenches and mending wire entanglements.
The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 John W. [Editor] Arthur
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Oyama, the Japanese commander-in-chief, reënforced by the veterans of Kuroki and Nogi, was playing with Kuropatkin until he had the game in his hand.
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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Meanwhile Kuropatkin was in Manchuria busy organizing the army when not obstructed by Viceroy Alexieff.
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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Kuropatkin deserved credit for the manner in which he extricated the remains of the czar's army.
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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General Kuropatkin became Minister of War, and he wished to introduce
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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General Kuropatkin was superseded by his former subordinate Liniévitch who, however, accomplished nothing to warrant his promotion.
The Story of Russia R. Van Bergen
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