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Kars . Sent on October 10 with a special detachment to pursue Ahmed Mukhtar Pasha , Geyman could not catch up with him and prevent him from uniting with Ishmael Pasha. This campaign presented extreme difficulties on the off-road and extreme roughness of the terrain. Within 7 1/2 days, Geyman's troops traveled 174 miles. Joining up with Tergukasov's detachment on October 16 , Geyman took Hasan-Kala from the battle.On October 23, he attacked Mukhtar Pasha and Ishmael Pasha at positions near Deve Boynu, on the Erzurum road, and defeated them , but slowed down in pursuit and gave the Turks time to recover, as a result of which he failed to
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Meanwhile, a prolonged blockade of Erzurum began at the most unfavorable time of the year. An epidemic of typhus appeared in the troops, which continued after the cleansing of Erzurum by the Turks and the occupation of it by the Russian troops on the basis of the peace concluded on February 19, 1878,
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In the second half of January 1863, the Dakhovsky detachment was instructed to occupy the upper reaches of the Kurdzhips and cut down a clearing and, despite the stubborn resistance of the mountaineers, successfully completed it: by February 8, the clearing was completed. On February 27, Geyman moved
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At the end of April 1862, he, commanding the Nizhne-Abadzekh detachment, skillfully performed difficult and dangerous operations to capture the Dakhovsky gorge, after which he was left there to set up a new Cossack village. The work on the construction of the Dakhovskaya stanitsa , which lasted until
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From September 20, he took a prominent part in the battles of Aladzha , and on October 3 he captured Avliar, one of the most important points of the enemy's position, and thereby contributed to the defeat of the Turkish army in the Avliar-Aladzhin battle. On October 5, Geyman resumed the blockade of
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In December 1865, he was appointed assistant chief of the 21st Infantry Division, in 1866 he was assistant commander of the troops of the Kuban region, in 1867, he was head of the Sukhum department, in 1872 he was promoted to lieutenant general with the appointment first to be at the disposal of the
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In 1875 he was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir of the 2nd degree. In 1875- 1876 years, Geyman filed Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich a note that were titled "Military considerations in case of war with Turkey from the Caucasus", "The military review of the Sukhumi region" and in 1874 "Military
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Gaiman was distinguished by outstanding courage and a passionate love for military affairs, but the desire to attack with a bang, insufficient reconnaissance and a certain disdain for the enemy were sometimes the reason for failure. The Caucasian army inspired him some innovations in the drill
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it was constantly in the vanguard. In early June, the Shapsug detachment , which included this battalion, moved to the Shabsh River; On June 7 , when crossing it, two battalions of the Kabardin and Apsheron regiments marched in front , under the command of Geyman, withstood a very hot case and
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In 1857 he was a member of the Kumyk detachment and took an especially active part in the fight against the mountaineers: on January 19, he was during the capture of the village of Ali-Sultan-Kale from the battle, on March 19 - during the assault and occupation of the fortified position of the
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and destroyed a large aul with all the grain reserves collected there. On September 25, General Evdokimov , who commanded the troops of the right wing, arrived at the Dakhovsky detachment and made a move with it to the Kurdzhips River. Military actions in the basins of the Belaya, Pshekha and
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In 1845 he was transferred to the 16th Georgian Line Battalion and attached to the Kabardian Infantry Regiment , and since then, for 20 years, his outstanding combat activities in the Caucasus have continued. Together with his regiment, he participated in almost all expeditions in
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In 1854, he was appointed head of training for the lower ranks in target shooting and participated in several large cases with the highlanders, and on July 13 he was twice wounded by rifle bullets. In 1856 he was promoted to major and received riflemen under his command.
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to meet the new commander-in-chief, Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich . This movement was accompanied by heated affairs with the enemy who was pressing on the detachment. Having successfully repelled the attacks of the Highlanders, Geyman on March 5 reached the village of
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inflicted significant losses on the mountaineers. Then, as part of the Nizhne-Abadzekh detachment, the battalion of the Kabardin regiment under the command of Geyman participated in the establishment of Russian rule in the region and the ousting of the highlanders.
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In the "Caucasian Collection" (No. 3, 1879), Gaiman's memoirs about the Dargin expedition of 1845 were published (republished in the collection "Dargin tragedy. 1845". St. Petersburg, 2001). He placed several articles and notes in the " Military Collection " and
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When in 1860, after the capture of Shamil, the main actions were transferred to the right wing of the Caucasian line, Geyman was sent there at the head of the combined rifle battalion and the team of hunters of the Kabardin regiment.
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on the night of October 29, Geyman decided to immediately repeat the assault, but abandoned this idea due to the lack of shells, the extreme fatigue of the soldiers and the decline of health conditions among the ranks.
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and introduced himself to the Grand Duke, and on the 7th, returned to the Dakhovskaya village. Then, during 1863, Geyman's detachment, moving in different directions, climbed into the most impassable places.
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began, Geyman was with the army operating in Western Armenia and commanded the crossing of the river. Arpa right column. On April 28, 1877, he was entrusted with a special detachment for operations near
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Geyman, promoted to major general for distinction in 1863, acted at the head of the Dakhovsky detachment with the same art and on April 19, 1864, was awarded the Order of St. George 3rd Art. No. 508
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As a reward for the excellent courage and exemplary management shown in the case with the Ubykhs on March 18 between Psezuape and Shakhe and during the occupation of the entire sea coast to the
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In 1842 he was transferred to the Caucasian line battalion No. 1, and in 1844 - the Caucasian line reserve battalion and soon after the length of service he was promoted to warrant officer .
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In 1849 he returned to the front and was appointed company commander. In 1851 , already with the rank of staff captain , he received the Order of St. Anna 2nd degree and
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At the end of 1861, Geyman was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the 75th Sevastopol Infantry Regiment , which was also among the troops of the right wing.
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His older brother, Mikhail Alexandrovich, also served in the Caucasus for a long time, was the regimental head-doctor of the Kabardian infantry regiment; died in 1866.
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gymnasium, in 1839 he entered military service as a non-commissioned officer in the Nizhny Novgorod infantry regiment. Geyman was also Jewish by origin.
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July 12 , was worth tremendous labor and subjected the troops to hourly meetings with the enemy. On July 18, Geyman raided the valley of the
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In 1859 he received the rank of lieutenant colonel and the order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree with the imperial crown and swords.
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Dargin tragedy. 1845 Memoirs of the participants in the Caucasian War of the 19th century. - SPb., 2001.
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For the difference shown during the capture of the Kars fortress on the night of November 5-6, 1877.
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Golden weapon with the inscription “For bravery”. Lists of Cavaliers 1788-1913. - M., 2007, p. 290
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At the end of 1847 he was appointed a brigade adjutant. In 1848 he was promoted to lieutenant.
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For the expeditions of 1862-1863, Geyman, at the suggestion of their participant,
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the main actions against the tribes of the southern slope of the Caucasian ridge
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August commander-in-chief, and then commander of the 20th Infantry Division.
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Kurdzhypsa rivers ended at the end of 1862 by the capture of the village of
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in his fiery combat nature and in the respect he had for military science.
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Geyman, who died in Kars on April 13, 1878, also became a victim of it .
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regulations with attacking with chains. Contemporaries compared him to
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Goytemir Gate. On March 21, during the destruction of the village of
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Der Generalmajor und Schöpfer der Österreichischen Luftstreitkräfte.
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Russian military personnel of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
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Gaiman was the great-uncle of Colonel General of the Luftwaffe
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measures to ensure peace in the Terek and Dagestan regions".
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4th degree with a bow. In 1852 he was promoted to captain .
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