Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-10-12

The truth is that he is q member-and appar-
emily worthy member-Of remarkable interna-
uona family which traces its origin to the nobility
OF the Baltic states in 1900 There have been
branches in Sweden, Germany and Russia OF the
swedish branch the most famous was Admiral Carl
Gustav Wrange, who commanded the Swedish ar.
mes in the last campaign of the Thirty Years
war Of the German WrangclS the best known
was the old Field Marshal Graf Won Wrangel,
WEose military career vas long and illustrious.
among the Russian members of the family there
is that explorer who gave his name to Wrangel
island off the north coast of Eastern Siberia and
VINO is linked with America through his services
as governor of Alaska
Gen. Baron Peter Wrangel, the subject Of this
SKETCH began his career in the Russian army in
l9ol, enlisting in the Morse Guards regiment rs a
private after having been educated as a mining
engineer. He left the army year later follow.
ing promotion to lieuenancy, hut re-enlisted upon
the outbreak of the Russo japanese war in which
ne was twice promoted for bravery. Subsequently
he was graduated from the General Staff academy
and at the outbreak of the World war was cap
tain in command of cavalry squadron
For distinguished service with this command he
was decorated with the highest Russian military
order-the Cross of st. George Promotion TO the
rank of colonel followed he was appointed an aide
to the car and later became commander of thu.
First Trans BakaI C0ssack regiment with which
in July, 1916, he captured an entire battalion. He
WAS then made major general.
AS division commander and later as com
mander of cavalry corps he continued with the
army until the disorders of the revolution had
completely undermined its morale. Then with
many other Russian officers, he fled to the Cauca.
He was arrested by the bolsheviki anu mr..
rowly escaped execution The story is told that
he escaped only through the heroic devotion of his
wife, who followed him to prison and obtained his
release after persistent appeals.
I'm the summer of 1918 With thp growth of tho
volunteer anti-Bolshevik army he got command of
a brigade under General Erdei. His chief fell ill.,
and Wrangel, succeeding to the command. attained
the liberation of the whole of the north Caucasus
and the Terek state. He promoted to the
rank of lieutenant general and given command of
the Caucasian army
Then came his test of strength with the COM
mander in chief of the volunteer army, General
Danikine. Under Denikine, Wrangel commanded
the right wing of the southern armies. He made
the brilliant capture of Tsaritsin on the Voga and
later when 1t was too late, took command of the
central armies which had been beaten on the front
nearest Moscow When Denkne gave up the
struggle and departed, he formally handed over
command of the southern armies to Wrangel AS
Denikine had previously acknowledged the Kol-
chalk government, Wrangel stands as the success.
sor of that government, which the United States
desired at one time to recognize, but whose weak
ness prevented.
General Wrangel holds that part of Rus
STA rightly included in the government of Taurida
His left is protected by the wide sweep of the
Dnieper it turns southwest from Ekaterinoslav
past Kherson TO the Black His line TO the east
reaches the Sea of AZOv ut about Mariupol and
beyond that stretch TO the east the territories
of the Don Cossacks hard fighting foes of the boil
shevik regime and all it stands for. To the south
of the Don CoSSackS the territories of the Ku-
ban Cossacks who fought with Denikne against
the Red armies, but later deserted their chief BIZ
the thousands when they felt that their cherished
rights were being sacrificed by that leader. Wran-