New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-03
OBITUARY.
GENERAL FRANCIS EDWARD TODLEBEN
LONDON, July 2.-Genenal Francis Edward
Todelben. the famous Russian engineer. is dead.


LONDON, July 2.-Genenal Francis Edward
Todelben the famous Russian ngneer is dead.
General Count Edward Franz Toslsben was born at
Mtau, Courand May 8, 1918. He was educ2ted in the
schools Riga and In 1885 he entered the School Of En-
gDoerng at ST. Petersburg Three years later he left
this school with tho rank Of sublieutsnant and from
1S49 1851 he served In the Caucasus against Schamy
dstin gushing himself at the seges OF several
fortified places In 1883 and 1884 he served with dis
tinction in the campaign the Danube and at the out
break of Crimean War In the latter year he
dered 70 sebastopo To mis- genius developing she In
choate works sebastope and in lmpro visng defensive
eIpsdents adapted the peculiar circumstances s at
tbued the long successful defence which the place
resisted for $40 days the efforts Of the allied armies The
forihcaons OF this great station had been planned
in 1894 but when the armies OF England and France
established before the place in September 1854 the land
defences had not been constructed General Todleben
existing entertainments. the work continued
throughout the siege The bastons (of eah mentioned
in accounts Of the siege had been thrown up previously
The connecting lines had not the strength OF ordinary
hed forthcatons the scarcity OF earth preventing the
excavation OF bitches except about the basens and other
points Of support To CON for tse want Of bitches
every imaginable and practicable oIpsdisnt 70 render
access difficult was resorted to- These deencss based
upon plan OF permanent fertilization and hAy
Ing some OF ne features eomDiIed tnerswit9
those Of the sisgsworks always resorted to By
beslsged garrison, but yet differed nom all OF
psculiartes Of site and circumstances TO the skill Of
General Todeben, and to the ndomltae rs1olutioA Of
the defenders.
As rewards for his invaluable services at sebastopo
the young gnser promoted within the course OF
year. through successive grades from the rank Of cap
tam of major general and made general ad
utant TO the He also given the decoration
Of ths third class Of the Order OF ST. George distinction
only bestowed for services OF the dsn gsned and
brilliant character and in 1888 be given the Grand
Cross OF the order Of st. Andrew. In 1850
he became neutenaatgeneral OF sngi-
neer and In 1859 he attained the rank OF general For
time entrusted with the defence OF Nkolaisf and
CrOnsad and from about 1850 until the outbreak OF the
Russe- Turkish in 1877 he "adtoint" 70 the
Inspector general OF gneers the Grand Duke Sicnoss
the de fdc0 head Of the department OF Russia
In September 1877. General TOdleben was called to
the seat OF and the adviser OF the comm asderln
chief virtually the director Of the operations against
Osman Pacsa before Plsvna.
General TOdlebcn tho author OF An important
IN two quarto volumes " The Defence Of sebastopol,"
Q563'70), which appeared simultaneously in the Rus
san French and German Languages IL contains eabor
ate MAIDS and was written the full sanction OF the
Russian Government General Todleben having full access
TO the archives.