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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Romeyko-Gurko.
Count
Iosif Vladimirovich Romeyko-Gurko
Born
(1828-07-28)28 July 1828 Novgorod, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
28 January 1901(1901-01-28) (aged 72) near Tver, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
Allegiance
Russian Empire
Service/branch
Imperial Russian Army
Years of service
1846–1901
Rank
Field Marshal
Battles/wars
Crimean War Russo-Turkish War
Battle of Shipka Pass
Battle of Plovdiv (1878)
Siege of Plevna
Battle of Gorni Dubnik
Battle of Tashkessen
Battle of Sofia
Awards
Order of St. George
Count Iosif Vladimirovich Romeyko-Gurko (Russian: Граф Ио́сиф Влади́мирович Роме́йко-Гурко́, romanized: Iósif Vladímirovič Roméjko-Gurkó; 28 July [O.S. 16 July] 1828 – 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1901), also known as Joseph or Ossip Gourko, was a prominent Russian field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).[1][2][3]
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gourko, Joseph Vladimirovich" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 288.
^Forbes, Archibald (1895). "Soldiers I Have Known". Memories of War and Peace (2nd ed.). London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell and Company Limited. p. 366. Retrieved 26 July 2018 – via Internet Archive.
^Greene, F. V. (1881). "Russian Generals". Sketches of Army Life in Russia. London: W.H. Allen & Co. pp. 143–147. Retrieved July 26, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
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