, ▁F y odor ▁Edu ard ov ich ▁K eller ; ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 4 ), ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁F y odor ▁K eller , ▁was ▁a ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army , ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mot ien ▁Pass ▁during ▁the ▁Rus so - J apan ese ▁War . ▁ ▁Biography ▁F y odor ▁K eller ▁was ▁from ▁a ▁family ▁connected ▁to ▁both ▁Aust rian ▁and ▁French ▁nob ility , ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁count . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Corps ▁of ▁P ages , ▁the ▁military ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁Russian ▁arist ocracy . ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁an ▁en sign ▁in ▁the ▁premier ▁caval ry ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Army , ▁the ▁Che val ier ▁Guard ▁Regiment . ▁He ▁then ▁attended ▁the ▁Nicholas ▁General ▁Staff ▁Academy ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁on ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁K eller ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁Ser bian - T urk ish ▁Wars ▁( 1 8 7 6 - 1 8 7 8 ) ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁and ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁combat ▁operations . ▁In ▁September ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Major - General