Alexander von Kaulbars
Alexander von Kaulbars | |
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General Alexander von Kaulbars | |
| Other name | Alexander Vasilyevich Kaulbars |
| Born | 23 May [O.S. 11] 1844 |
| Died | 25 January 1929 (aged 84) |
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| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Service years | 1861–1916 |
| Rank | General of the Cavalry |
| Commands | 2nd Sofia Infantry Regiment 1st brigade, 14th Cavalry Division War Minister of Bulgaria (1882-1883) 1st Cavalry Division 15th Cavalry Division 2nd Cavalry Corps 2nd Siberian Army Corps Odessa Military District (1904) 3rd Manchurian Army 2nd Manchurian Army |
| Conflicts | January Uprising Russo-Turkish War Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War |
Alexander Wilhelm Andreas Freiherr von Kaulbars (Russian: Александр Васильевич Каульбарс, romanized: Aleksandr Vasil'evič Kaul'bars; 23 May [O.S. 11] 1844 – 25 January 1929) was a Baltic German military leader who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A noted explorer of Central Asia, he was also regarded as one of the original organisers of the Russian Air Force.