▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁brig ade , ▁division ▁and ▁corps ▁commander . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁wars ▁in ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁R anks ▁▁ ▁Por uch ik ▁( A pril ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 ) ▁ ▁St ab skap it än ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ) ▁ ▁Captain ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ) ▁ ▁R itt meister ▁( A pril ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ) ▁ ▁Pod pol kov nik ▁( lie utenant ▁colon el ) ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 ) ▁ ▁Pol kov nik ▁( col onel ) ▁( M arch ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 ) ▁ ▁Major ▁general ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ) ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁general ▁( August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 ) ▁ ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁caval ry ▁( Dec ember ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Stanis laus ▁( H ouse ▁of ▁Roman ov ), ▁ 3 rd ▁class , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Vladimir , ▁ 4 th ▁class , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Saint ▁Stanis laus ▁( H ouse ▁of ▁Roman ov ), ▁ 2 nd ▁class ,