Nikolai Zarubaev
Russian army general (1843-1912)
Nikolai Platonovich Zarubaev (Russian: Никола́й Плато́нович Заруба́ев 1843–10 June 1912) was an Imperial Russian general in the Imperial Russian Army in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War.
Biography
Zarubaev was educated at the Mikhailovsky Voronezh Cadet Corps and Second Constantine Military Academy and commissioned as an officer in the Imperial Guards Grenadier Regiment in 1868. He graduated from the General Staff Academy in 1870, and served in numerous staff positions. He was promoted to colonel in 1875. From 1885-1890, he commanded the 133rd Infantry Regiment.
In 1890, Zarubaev was promoted to major general and in 1899 was promoted to lieutenant general and given command of the 9th Infantry Division from 1900-1903, when he was made Deputy Commander of the Siberian Military District.
At the start of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), Zarubaev was made commander of the Fourth Siberian Army Corps, which was composed of the Second and Third Siberian Reserve Brigades. He successfully repulsed attacks by Japanese general Yasukata Oku during the Battle of Tashihchiao, but was ordered to retreat by General Aleksey Kuropatkin rather than to follow up on his success. Likewise, at the Battle of Liaoyang, he successfully held his position against repeated Japanese attacks, but was again refused reinforcements by Kuropatkin and ordered to retreat. At the Battle of Shaho, his forces were largely held in reserve, and were used to reinforce the line covering Kuropatkin's retreat.
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