Ivan Ganetsky

Ivan Stepanovich Ganetsky
Ivan Stepanovich Ganetsky
Born	October 8, 1810
Died	1887
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Commands held	16th Infantry Division; 3rd Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Caucasian War; January Uprising; Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Ivan Stepanovich Ganetsky (October 8, 1810 – 1887) was an Imperial Russian division commander. He fought in wars in the Caucasus, Poland and against the Ottoman Empire.

Biography[edit]

Born on 26 September (8 October) 1810 in the noble dvoryan Ganetsky family of Polish origin. His mother descends from the Eysymontt (Эсмонт) family.^[1]

He made successful military career in the Imperial Russian Army and in 1877 was notable commander in the Siege of Plevna, part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.

Awards[edit]

Order of Saint George, 3rd degree, 1877
Order of Saint George, 4th degree, 1852
Order of Saint Vladimir, 1st class, 1883
Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class, 1853
Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1853
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, 1871
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky with diamonds, 1874
Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire), 1864
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1858
Order of Saint Anna, 1st class with crown, 1860
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, 1846
Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with crown, 1849
Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, 1837
Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1856
Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class, 1844

Preceded by	Commander of the 16th Infantry Division June–August 1863	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division August 1863 – 1876	Succeeded by

Sources[edit]

Редакция журнала. (1878). "Генерал-лейтенант И. С. Ганецкий" (журнал) (74) (Иллюстрированная хроника войны. Приложение к «Всемироной иллюстрациии» ed.): 186. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Ганецкий, Иван Степанович // Военная энциклопедия : [в 18 т.] / под ред. В. Ф. Новицкого ... [и других: К. И. Величко, А. В. фон-Шварца, В. А. Апушкина, Г. К. фон-Шульца]. — Санкт-Петербург ; [Москва] : Типография т-ва И. Д. Сытина, 1911–1915.
Милорадович Г. А. Список лиц свиты их величеств с царствования императора Петра I по 1886 г. СПб., 1886.
Ганецкий, Иван Степанович // Русский биографический словарь : в 25 томах. — Санкт-Петербург—Москва, 1896–1918.
Список генералам по старшинству на 1886 год. СПб., 1886.

References[edit]

^ Русский биографический словарь (in Russian). Vol. 4: Гааг — Гербель. Moscow: Издание Императорского Русского Исторического Общества. 1914. pp. 211–213.

External links[edit]

Личные воспоминания поручика Ипполита Михайловича Рогге, ординарца генерала Ганецкого, о последнем сражении за Плевну.

[1] Русский биографический словарь (in Russian). Vol. 4: Гааг — Гербель. Moscow: Издание Императорского Русского Исторического Общества. 1914. pp. 211–213.

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