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Lavr Kornilov's Short Biography
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August 30, 1870
(August 18, 1870
old style) |
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Birth in Karkaralinsk (today's Kazakhstan) |
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1904 - 1905 |
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Russo-Japanese War. Kornilov serves as
intelligence officer. |
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1907 - 1911 |
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Military attaché in Beijing. |
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1914 |
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Becomes a divisional
commander during
WWI. |
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March 1915 |
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Is captured by the Austrians at Przemysl |
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1916 |
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Escapes from the
Austrians. Back to duties as a military commander at
home. |
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February 1917 |
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The Provisional Government
put Kornilov in charge of the Petrograd
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St. Petersburg)
district. |
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? 1917 |
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Kornilov resigns Petrograd
post and returns to the
WWI
front. |
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June 1917 |
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The Russians launch an
offensive against the Germans in Galicia and abort.
Kornilov is part of that Russian army. |
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August 1, 1917
(July
18, 1917
old style) |
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Kerensky appoints
Kornilov commander in chief |
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End of August 1917 |
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The Kornilov Revolt |
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September 1, 1917 |
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Kornilov surrenders and is imprisoned at Bykhov,
later escapes. |
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November Revolution
1917 |
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After the November
Revolution, Kornilov becomes a commander of the White
Army. |
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April 13, 1918 |
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Death at a battle for Ekaterinodar, Russia,
while fighting the Red Army. |
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