Ivan Fyodorovich Ortenberg (1793–1866) - Russian military educator and writer, lieutenant-general .
| Ivan Fyodorovich Ortenberg | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1794 |
| Date of death | December 27, 1866 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Rank | lieutenant general |
| Battles / Wars | Patriotic war of 1812 , foreign campaigns of 1813 and 1814 |
| Awards and prizes | Order of St. George 4th century (1843). |
Biography
Born in 1793, received his education in the Noble regiment , he was promoted to officer during World War II (November 28, 1812), and participated in the Foreign Campaigns of 1813-1814 as part of the Belarusian Hussars .
Upon his return to Russia, he retired with the rank of staff captain. In 1823, he again entered the service as a tutor in the Page Corps and soon began teaching tactics and military history; in 1832, already a lieutenant colonel , he was appointed a class inspector; in this position he was successively promoted to colonel (March 26, 1839) and to major general (December 6, 1847). He held the position of inspector until 1856, when he was appointed a member of the Academic Committee of military schools. November 14, 1863 was promoted to lieutenant general and enlisted in the reserve troops for the army infantry, which consisted until the end of life.
As a military writer, Ortenberg is known for his essay in German: “Notes on the War of 1813 in Germany”, published in 1855 in Germany and then translated into Russian and printed by Yu. A. Jungmeister in St. Petersburg .
I. F. Ortenberg died in St. Petersburg on December 27, 1866, and was buried at the Volkov Lutheran cemetery.
His brother, Yakov Fedorovich (1806-1850), also served in the Russian imperial army in artillery and was a major general.
Awards
- Order of St. Anne of the 4th degree (1813)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree (February 17, 1832)
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd (after the change of the statute of the order in 1839 - 2nd) degree (April 22, 1834;)
- Order of St. Anne 2nd degree (December 6, 1838; the imperial crown to this order was granted in 1842)
- Order of St. George of the 4th degree for impeccable service of 25 years in officer's ranks (December 4, 1843, No. 6948 according to the list of Grigorovich - Stepanov's cavalier )
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 3rd degree (January 4, 1845)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (January 1, 1851)
- Order of St. Anne 1st Class (1854)
- Mark of Honor for XL years of irreproachable service (1859)
Sources
- Volkov S.V. The Generality of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic dictionary of generals and admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II. Volume II. L — I. M., 2009
- Russian biographical dictionary : 25 tons. / Under the supervision of A. A. Polovtsov. 1896-1918.
- Stepanov V.S., Grigorovich P.I. In commemoration of the centenary of the imperial Military Order of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious. (1769–1869). SPb., 1869
- The list of colonels by seniority. Fixed March 17th. - SPb., 1844. - p. 168.
- List of senior generals. Corrected on January 1. - SPb., 1863. - p. 373.
- List of senior generals. Corrected until April 18th. - SPb., 1866. - p. 357.