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Eduard Ivanovich Totleben, Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biographies
Related Category: Russian, Soviet, And CIS History, Biographies
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Eduard Ivanovich Totleben[both: edwArt´ EvA´nuvich tOt´lyebyin] Pronunciation Key, 181884, Russian general and military engineer. He won his chief renown in the Crimean War by his defense of Sevastopol (185455). In a very short time Totleben constructed a system of fortifications that enabled the garrison to hold out for nearly a year. Totleben is considered the originator of a new technique of fortification. He planned the siege of Pleven in the later Russo-Turkish War (187778) and subsequently received the command of the entire Russian army and was created a count.
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