Ivan Paskevich
| Ivan Paskevich | |
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Portrait by George Dawe from the Military Gallery
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| Born |
19 May 1782 Poltava, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 1 February 1856 (aged 73) Warsaw, Congress Poland |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1800–1856 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars |
Napoleonic Wars Russo-Turkish War (1806–12) Russo-Persian War (1826–28) Russo-Turkish War (1828–29) November Uprising Hungarian Campaign Crimean War |
| Awards |
Order of St. Andrew Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir Order of St. Anna Order of St. Alexander Nevsky Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire) Gold Sword for Bravery |
Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich (Russian: Ива́н Фёдорович Паске́вич; 19 May [O.S. 8 May] 1782 – 1 February [O.S. 20 January] 1856) was an imperial Russian military leader. For his victories, he was made Count of Yerevan in 1828 and Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland in 1831. He attained the rank of field marshal in the Russian army, and later in the Prussian and Austrian armies.
Ivan Paskevich was born in Poltava on 19 May 1782, to a well-known family of Ukrainian Cossack gentry, he was educated at the Page Corps, where his progress was rapid, and in 1800 received his commission in the Guards and was named aide-de-camp to the tsar. His first active service was in 1805, in the auxiliary army sent to the assistance of Austria against France, when he took part in the Battle of Austerlitz, 2 December 1805, where Austrian – Russian troops were defeated by the French under Napoleon.
From 1807 to 1812, Ivan Paskevich was engaged in the campaigns against Turkey, and distinguished himself by many brilliant and daring exploits, being made a general officer in his thirtieth year. During the war with France in 1812–1814 he was present, in command of the 26th division of infantry, at all the most important engagements, and he won promotion to the rank of lieutenant general.
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