Alexander Romanovich Drenteln
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Alexander Romanovich Drenteln (Александр Романович Дрентельн) (1820-1888) was a 19th century Russia
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He held the rank of General of the Infantry, and held the positions of
On March 25, 1879 he was the victim of a failed assassination attempt by Russian nihilists.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
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He held the rank of General of the Infantry, and held the positions of
- Adjutant GeneralAdjutant generalAn Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer.-Imperial Russia:In Imperial Russia, the General-Adjutant was a Court officer, who was usually an army general. He served as a personal aide to the Tsar and hence was a member of the H. I. M. Retinue...
of the H. I. M. Retinue, - Chief of GendarmesSpecial Corps of GendarmesThe Special Corps of Gendarmes was the uniformed security police of the Russian Empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its main responsibilities were law enforcement and state security....
- and the last Executive Head of the Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Chancellery (1878-1880).
On March 25, 1879 he was the victim of a failed assassination attempt by Russian nihilists.