Ivan Ganetsky Explained
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
Born on 26 September (8 October) 1810 in the noble dvoryan Ganetsky family of Polish origin. His mother descends from the Eysymontt 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
- 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
Sources
- Редакция журнала. . Генерал-лейтенант И. С. Ганецкий . журнал . Иллюстрированная хроника войны. Приложение к «Всемироной иллюстрациии» . 1878 . 74. 186 .
- 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
- Book: Русский биографический словарь . Издание Императорского Русского Исторического Общества . 1914 . 4: Гааг — Гербель. . Moscow . 211–213 . ru .
External links
Личные воспоминания поручика Ипполита Михайловича Рогге, ординарца генерала Ганецкого, о последнем сражении за Плевну.
