He was in command of the 9th Army corps during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and conquered the city of Nikopol on June 4, 1877, for which he was awarded the Order of Saint George, 3rd class. Thereafter he was in command of the Russian forces during the first battle of Plevna on July 8-18, 1877 where he was defeated. He then participated in the siege of Plevna. After the war he was in charge of the military forces in Warsaw. He died in 1891.