Ivan Ivanovich Shamshev

Ivan Ivanovich Shamshev (May 4, 1819 – April 21, 1892) was an Imperial Russian lieutenant general, adjutant general and division commander. He fought in the Caucasus, Hungary, Crimea, Poland and against the Ottoman Empire.

Ivan Ivanovich Shamshev
BornMay 4, 1819
DiedApril 21, 1892
AllegianceRussian Empire
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Commands held1st Don Cossack Division
Battles/warsCaucasian War
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Crimean War
January Uprising
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Awards

Preceded by
New office
Commander of the 1st Don Cossack Division
1875
Succeeded by
Constantine Yefimovich Przhevlockij

Sources

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