Lavr Kornilov
Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov (Russian: Лавр Гео́ргиевич Корни́лов, IPA: [ˈlavr ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐrˈnʲiləf]; 30 August [O.S. 18 August] 1870 – 13 April 1918) was a Russian military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War. Kornilov was of Siberian Cossack origin. Today he is best remembered for the Kornilov Affair, an unsuccessful endeavor in August/September 1917 that was intended to strengthen Alexander Kerensky's Provisional Government[dubious – discuss], but which led to Kerensky eventually having Kornilov arrested and charged with attempting a coup d'état, and ultimately undermined Kerensky's rule.[1]
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Born | (1870-08-30)30 August 1870 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semirechye Oblast, Russian Turkestan, Russian Empire |
Died | 13 April 1918(1918-04-13) (aged 47) near Yekaterinodar, Russian SFSR |
Allegiance | Russian Empire (1892–1917) White Movement (1917–1918) |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Army White Army |
Years of service | 1892–1918 |
Rank | General of the Infantry |
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Kornilov escaped from jail in November 1917 and subsequently became the military commander of the anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army which took the charge of anti-Bolshevik opposition in the south of Russia. He and his troops were badly outnumbered in many of their encounters, and he was killed by a shell on 13 April 1918 while laying siege to Ekaterinodar, the capital of the Kuban Soviet Republic.