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==Mikhail Gorchakov== {{main|Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov}} Prince '''Mikhail Dmitrievich''' (1795β1861), brother of the last named, was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian troops which occupied [[Moldavia]] and [[Wallachia]] after the outbreak of the [[Crimean War]]. In 1854 he crossed the [[Danube]] and besieged [[Silistria]], but was superseded in April by Prince [[Ivan Paskevich]], who, however, resigned on June 8, when Gorchakov resumed the command.<ref name="EB1911"/> In 1855 Gorchakov was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian forces in the Crimea in place of the disgraced [[Aleksandr Sergeyevich Menshikov|Prince Menshikov]]. Gorchakov's defence of [[Sevastopol]], and final retreat to the northern part of the town, which he continued to defend till peace was signed in [[Paris]], were conducted with lack of energy. In 1856 he was appointed governor-general of Poland in succession to Prince Paskevich. He died at Warsaw on May 30, 1861, and was buried, in accordance with his own wish, at [[Sevastopol]].<ref name="EB1911"/>
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