Alexander Samsonov
Aleksandr Vassilievich Samsonov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Самсо́нов; 14 November 1859 – 30 August 1914) was a career officer in the cavalry of the Imperial Russian Army and a general during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.[1]
Chronological events
The following events form part of "The Great War: On this day" project. It has been primarily sourced from volumes 1, 2 and 3 of Chronology of the War (1918-1920), edited by Lord Edward Gleichen. The source material identifies concise, historical events in simple, chronological order.
1914
- 01 Aug - Defeated in rout of Tannenberg.
References
- ↑ "Alexander Samsonov". Wikipedia: The free encyclopaedia. Accessed 6 February, 2018