Civil War in Russia Alexander J. Kravtsov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Я́ковлевич Кравцов [Aleksandr Yakovlevich Kravtsov], October 11, 1893 – 1920) was a Russian Imperial Army Yesaul during the First World War and a Commander of the Northern Group of the Orenburg Independent Army in the White movement during the Ataman Alexander Dutovs revolt against the Soviet authorities in Orenburg[1] in 1918.

He was also one of the Orenburg Army officers who participated in the march across the Turgaj steppe.

After the revolution and the collapse of the front, Alexander Kravtsov returned home.

Like most of the Cossacks, he was an outspoken opponent of the Bolsheviks and took the first opportunity to form and join a partisan band.

Kravtsov was appointed Assistant Commandant of Orenburg Army HQ (November 1918).