Alexander Kolchak (The Last Age of Empires)

Alexander Kolchak is a Russian officer in British Palestine.

The Great War
At the beginning of the Great War Kolchak oversaw the laying of mines in the Baltic Sea, where he always was on board when the operations were executed. In 1916 he was promoted to vice-admiral and was made commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

Revolution
Kolchak was relieved of command in June 1917 and traveled to Petrograd. In Petrograd he was invited to a meeting with the Provisional Government where stated that the only way avoid complete demoralization of the army was to restore strict discipline and capital punishment. Kolchak was contacted by various conservative organisations who wanted him to take control of Russia as a dictator. When the Naval Minister of the Provisional Government Alexander Kerensky learned of this he ordered Kolchak to leave for America. Kolchak traveled first to Great Britain, then to Canada and finally America. After he had met with american admirals he returned to Russia via Japan.

Russian Civil War
After traveling through Japan and China Kolchak arrived in Russia through Vladivostok. Kolchak regarded Russia's withdrawal from the Great War as dishonorable and offered to enlist in the British Army to continue the struggle. The British were losing their grip of the Middle East, and Kolchak was ordered to travel to Iraq.

Middle Eastern Service
Kolchaks journey went through the Caucasus and Persia before arriving in Iraq.