Born May 5, 1836 . In 1854, after the end of the 1st Moscow Cadet Corps, he was promoted to ensign of artillery. In 1860 he was promoted to second lieutenant . In 1867 he was promoted to captain of the guard.

In 1870 he was promoted to colonel of the guard with the appointment of the 4th battery commander, and since 1873 the 3rd battery of the Life Guards of the Horse Artillery .

Since 1878, the commander of the 28th artillery brigade. Member of the Russian-Turkish war . In 1879 he was promoted to major general and appointed chief of artillery of the Don Army .

In 1891 he was promoted to lieutenant general . In 1892 he was appointed chief of artillery of the Moscow military district . Since 1893 he was appointed chief of artillery of the Guards Corps .

Since 1901 he was appointed a member of the Alexander Committee on the Wounded . In 1902 he was promoted to general of artillery .

He died on April 21, 1905 in St. Petersburg .

Awards ^[1]

• Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree (1865)
• Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (1867)
• Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1869)
• Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree (1871)
• Order of St. Vladimir 4th degree (1874)
• Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree with swords (1878)
• Golden weapon “For courage” (1878)
• Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (1883)
• Order of St. Anne 1st degree (1886)
• Order of St. Vladimir , 2nd degree (1889)
• Order of the White Eagle (1894)
• Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1901; Diamond Signs - 1904)

Bibliography

• Kanishchev S. S.: “Information relating to firing from rifled 4 pound guns loaded from the treasury” / Comp. for art. soldier cap. Kanishchev; Considered, rev. and approved. Art. com - St. Petersburg: type. Art. Zh., 1869 - 23 p. ^[2]

Family Relationship

• Wife Olga (1839-1866) - daughter of the cavalry general N.F. Plautin ^[3]

Notes

Literature

• Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Generals and Admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II: in 2 volumes. - M .: Centerpolygraph , 2009. - T. 1 : AK. - S. 690. - ISBN 978-5-227-02054-3 . ;
• Ismailov E.E. “Golden weapon with the inscription“ For courage ”. Lists of gentlemen 1788-1913. " - M., 2007. - S.P. 256, 504. - ISBN 978-5-903473-05-2 ;
• Ponomarev V. P., Shabanov V. M. “Cavaliers of the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, 1725-1917”: a bio-bibliographic dictionary in three volumes. Volume 3. - M., 2009 .-- S. 315-316. - ISBN 978-5-89577-145-7

Sources

• Kanishchev Sergey Stepanovich // List to generals by seniority . Done on September 1, 1904. - SPb. : Military printing house, 1904. - S. 125.
• Kanishchev Sergey Stepanovich // Biographical dictionary // The highest ranks of the Russian Empire (10.22.1721 - 03.03.1917). - Moscow: [comp. E. L. Potemkin] printing house, 2017 - T. 2. - 52 p.
• Kanishchev Sergey Stepanovich on the site "Russian Imperial Army"