Show T famous russion russian WAS VAS FIELD MARSHAL 1 9 THE 3 HERO OP OF jy s nv sold soldier i I 1 THE TURKISH WAR S ax the death of gen joseph V gourko which occurred tuesday removed the most distinguished military captain of the russian empire and the most f fi i of the commanders who pat del in the russo war gen gourko was born in 1828 and served in the Impei imperial ial body guard of 0 nicholas I 1 he took part in the crimean war became a captain in 1857 a colonel in 1861 and a major general in 1867 it was in the russo turkish war ot of 1877 that dogged perseverance combined with brilliant dash placed him in the front rank of european soldiers twice within six months in the heal of summer and again in furious december snows he penetrated the balkans which the turks had declared impassable on the first fiat occasion he compelled the withdrawal of a numerically superior body of the enemy who nho tor for 10 days besieged his In trenched position in the pass commanding the cavalry of prince charles of roumania Rou Roun manla iania he be covered the army besieging plevna and apat oft off the strong force with which mahomot all pacha sought to relieve that fortress his successes von him the rank of field marshal the title of count and f the civil abild military command in poland besides other honors and pen although of polish bilgin himself hla his command in ts la said to have been one of the most severe suffered by wit tint unhappy nation I 1 will tench teach 3 ion oil to d dince ince lie he threatened polish nobles who ho proposed a period of mourning to mark the anniversary of their country auntry a partition during strike blots in lodey when liberals were holding meetings in the town he be waived foi once his usual instructions to count every shot and wired to the colonel in command clear the streets and do 10 not the cartridges his order resulted in the removal of bodies flout dom the blood stained streets streeta gen buiko G became field marshal decembri Decem bei IS 18 1894 when at his own request based on his shattered health he nas as as governor general of warsaw and OMM om minder inder of the warsaw military district lie ile then re thed to his estate at Sch aion where ha ba lived quietly until his death |