Ivan Ganetsky

Ivan Stepanovich Ganetsky
Born(1810-10-08)October 8, 1810
Died1887(1887-00-00) (aged 76–77)
AllegianceRussian Empire
BranchImperial Russian Army
Commands16th Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
ConflictsCaucasian War
January Uprising
Russo-Turkish War

Ivan Stepanovich Ganetsky (Russian: Ива́н Степа́нович Гане́цкий; 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 (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.

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References

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

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