Editing Pyotr Wrangel (section)

==Early life==
After graduating from the [[Rostov-on-Don|Rostov]] Technical High School in 1896 and the [[Saint Petersburg Mining University|Institute of Mining in St. Petersburg]] in 1901, Wrangel volunteered for the prestigious [[Life Guard Horse Regiment|Life Guards cavalry]]. He was commissioned a reserve [[officer (armed forces)|officer]] in 1902 after graduating from the  {{ill|Nicholas Cavalry College|ru|Николаевское кавалерийское училище}}. He soon resigned his commission and traveled to [[Irkutsk]], where he was assigned to special missions by the [[Governor-General]].