Totleben, Eduard Ivanovich

Totleben or Todleben, Eduard Ivanovich

(both: ĕdwärt` ēvä`nəvĭch tôt`lyĕbyĭn), 1818–84, Russian general and military engineer. He won his chief renown in the Crimean War by his defense of SevastopolSevastopol
, formerly spelled Sebastopol, city (1989 pop. 355,000), on the Crimean peninsula and the Bay of Sevastopol, an inlet of the Black Sea. From 1954 part of Ukraine (then the Ukrainian SSR), it passed to Russian control in 2014 after the occupation and annexation of
..... Click the link for more information. (1854–55). In a very short time Totleben constructed a system of fortifications that enabled the garrison to hold out for nearly a year. Totleben is considered the originator of a new technique of fortification. He planned the siege of PlevenPleven
or Plevna
, city (1993 pop. 130,354), N Bulgaria. A commercial center for a fertile agricultural region, it has food-processing industries and manufactures cotton textiles, cement, and wood and rubber goods.
..... Click the link for more information. in the later Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) and subsequently received the command of the entire Russian army and was created a count.

Totleben, Eduard Ivanovich

Born May 8 (20), 1818, in Mitava (now Jelgava, Latvian SSR); died June 19 (July 1), 1884, in Bad Soden, near Frankfurt am Main. Buried in Sevastopol’. Russian military figure. Engineer general (1869), adjutant general (1855). Count (1879).

Totleben graduated from the Main Engineering School in 1836. In 1848 and 1849 he fought in the Caucasian War of 1817–64. He became an engineer in the guards in 1851. During the Crimean War, Totleben was instrumental in organizing the defense of Sevastopol’ (1854–55). Improving on the theories of A. Z. Teliakovskii, he adapted fortifications to the terrain, siting them so as to preclude outflanking; arranged batteries to fire at a single target; made use of lodgments to prepare firing positions; and made extensive use of buried land mines.

In 1859, Totleben became director of the Engineering Department and from 1863 to 1867 served as assistant inspector general responsible for engineering problems. As the de facto head of the Engineering Department, he developed a system of border fortifications. In 1873, Totleben was a member of the Special Conference on Reorganizing the Army and in 1874 directed the reorganization of the engineer troops. Totleben introduced instruction in sapping operations for infantry, cavalry, and artillery personnel.

During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, Totleben was appointed assistant commander of the Western Detachment on Sept. 22, 1877. On November 3 he became commander of the detachment that surrounded Pleven and directed the siege that ended on November 28 with the surrender of the Turkish garrison (seePLEVEN). Totleben next commanded the Rushchukskii Detachment and from April 1878 to January 1879 led the army in the field until the signing of the peace treaty at the Congress of Berlin and the withdrawal of Russian troops. In 1879 he became a member of the Council of State as well as governor-general of Odessa and commander of the troops of the Odessa Military District. In 1880, Totleben became governor-general of Vil’na, Kovno, and Grodno and commander of the troops of the Vil’na Military District.

Although Totleben was a staunch supporter of autocracy, F. Engels held his military engineering in high esteem (see K. Marx and F. Engels, Soch., 2nd ed., vol. 11, pp. 216, 217, 479, 619; vol. 17, p. 226). Totleben was an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences, several military academies, and St. Petersburg University. He directed the publication of Opisanie oborony g. Sevastopolia (A Description of the Defense of Sevastopol’, vols. 1–2, 1863–72), and several special reports and directives. In 1909 a monument executed by A. A. Bil’derling was erected in Sevastopol’ to honor Totleben; it was restored after the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45 under the direction of L. M. Pisarevskii.

REFERENCE

Shil’der, N. GrafE. I. Totleben, vols. 1–2. St. Petersburg, 1885–86.

A. I. IVOLGIN

单词	totleben, eduard ivanovich
释义	Totleben, Eduard Ivanovich Totleben or Todleben, Eduard Ivanovich (both: ĕdwärt` ēvä`nəvĭch tôt`lyĕbyĭn), 1818–84, Russian general and military engineer. He won his chief renown in the Crimean War by his defense of SevastopolSevastopol , formerly spelled Sebastopol, city (1989 pop. 355,000), on the Crimean peninsula and the Bay of Sevastopol, an inlet of the Black Sea. From 1954 part of Ukraine (then the Ukrainian SSR), it passed to Russian control in 2014 after the occupation and annexation of ..... Click the link for more information. (1854–55). In a very short time Totleben constructed a system of fortifications that enabled the garrison to hold out for nearly a year. Totleben is considered the originator of a new technique of fortification. He planned the siege of PlevenPleven or Plevna , city (1993 pop. 130,354), N Bulgaria. A commercial center for a fertile agricultural region, it has food-processing industries and manufactures cotton textiles, cement, and wood and rubber goods. ..... Click the link for more information. in the later Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) and subsequently received the command of the entire Russian army and was created a count. Totleben, Eduard Ivanovich Born May 8 (20), 1818, in Mitava (now Jelgava, Latvian SSR); died June 19 (July 1), 1884, in Bad Soden, near Frankfurt am Main. Buried in Sevastopol’. Russian military figure. Engineer general (1869), adjutant general (1855). Count (1879). Totleben graduated from the Main Engineering School in 1836. In 1848 and 1849 he fought in the Caucasian War of 1817–64. He became an engineer in the guards in 1851. During the Crimean War, Totleben was instrumental in organizing the defense of Sevastopol’ (1854–55). Improving on the theories of A. Z. Teliakovskii, he adapted fortifications to the terrain, siting them so as to preclude outflanking; arranged batteries to fire at a single target; made use of lodgments to prepare firing positions; and made extensive use of buried land mines. In 1859, Totleben became director of the Engineering Department and from 1863 to 1867 served as assistant inspector general responsible for engineering problems. As the de facto head of the Engineering Department, he developed a system of border fortifications. In 1873, Totleben was a member of the Special Conference on Reorganizing the Army and in 1874 directed the reorganization of the engineer troops. Totleben introduced instruction in sapping operations for infantry, cavalry, and artillery personnel. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, Totleben was appointed assistant commander of the Western Detachment on Sept. 22, 1877. On November 3 he became commander of the detachment that surrounded Pleven and directed the siege that ended on November 28 with the surrender of the Turkish garrison (seePLEVEN). Totleben next commanded the Rushchukskii Detachment and from April 1878 to January 1879 led the army in the field until the signing of the peace treaty at the Congress of Berlin and the withdrawal of Russian troops. In 1879 he became a member of the Council of State as well as governor-general of Odessa and commander of the troops of the Odessa Military District. In 1880, Totleben became governor-general of Vil’na, Kovno, and Grodno and commander of the troops of the Vil’na Military District. Although Totleben was a staunch supporter of autocracy, F. Engels held his military engineering in high esteem (see K. Marx and F. Engels, Soch., 2nd ed., vol. 11, pp. 216, 217, 479, 619; vol. 17, p. 226). Totleben was an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences, several military academies, and St. Petersburg University. He directed the publication of Opisanie oborony g. Sevastopolia (A Description of the Defense of Sevastopol’, vols. 1–2, 1863–72), and several special reports and directives. In 1909 a monument executed by A. A. Bil’derling was erected in Sevastopol’ to honor Totleben; it was restored after the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45 under the direction of L. M. Pisarevskii. REFERENCE Shil’der, N. GrafE. I. Totleben, vols. 1–2. St. Petersburg, 1885–86. A. I. IVOLGIN
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