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Dmitry Milyutin
Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin | |
|---|---|
| Дмитрий Алексеевич Милютин | |
 General Dmitry Milyutin in 1865 | |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 16 May 1861 – 21 May 1881 | |
| Monarchs | Alexander II Alexander III |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Sukhozanet |
| Succeeded by | Pyotr Vannovsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1816 Moscow, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 January 1912 (aged 95) Simeiz, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Convent, Moscow, Russia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Branch/service |  Russian Imperial Army |
| Years of service | 1836–1881 |
| Rank | General field marshal |
| Battles/wars | Caucasian War Crimean War Russo-Turkish War |
| Awards | see awards |
Count Dmitry Alekseyevich Milyutin (Russian: Дмитрий Алексеевич Милютин, tr. Dmitrij Alekseevič Miljutin; 28 June 1816, Moscow – 25 January 1912, Simeiz near Yalta) was a military historian, Minister of War (1861–81) and the last General Field Marshal of Imperial Russia (1898). He was responsible for sweeping military reforms that changed the face of the Russian army in the 1860s and 1870s.
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