General Michael-Dimitrievitch Skobeleff (1843-1882) - Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev (29 September [O.S. 17 September] 1843 - 7 July [O.S. 25 June] 1882) was a Russian general famous for his conquest of Central Asia and heroism during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Dressed in white uniform and mounted on a white horse, and always in the thickest of the fray, he was known and adored by his soldiers as the White General. ?007 TopFoto