Baron Ivan Fedorovich Dellingshausen ( German: Johann Eduard Freiherr von Dellingshausen ; 1795 - 1845 ) - Russian general, participant in the wars against Napoleon and the Polish campaign of 1831.
| Ivan Fedorovich Dellingshausen | |
|---|---|
| him. Johann Eduard Freiherr von Dellingshausen | |
| Date of Birth | January 20, 1795 |
| Place of Birth | Revel Russian empire |
| Date of death | November 7, 1845 (aged 50) |
| Place of death | Saint Petersburg Russian empire |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Type of army | infantry |
| Rank | lieutenant general |
| Commanded | 17th Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War 1812 , Overseas campaigns of 1813 and 1814 , Russian-Turkish war of 1828-1829 , Polish campaign of 1831 |
| Awards and prizes | Golden weapon “For courage” (1813), Golden weapon “For courage” (1828), Order of St. George , 4th art. (1829), Order of St. Anne , 2nd art. (1831), Order of St. Anne , 1st art. (1831), Order of St. George , 3rd art. (1831), Order of St. Vladimir , 2nd art. (1831) |
| Retired | since November 27, 1841 |
Biography
He came from the nobles of the Estland province , was born in 1794.
In 1810 he entered the service of a column-leader in His Majesty 's Suite for the quartermaster part . The ensign was made in 1811.
During the Patriotic War of 1812, he was under Prince Bagration and participated in the battles at Mogilev and near Smolensk , and then at Borodin (for which he was awarded the rank of second lieutenant ) and in other battles of this campaign. In the campaign of 1813, Ivan Fedorovich was in the battles of Lutzen , Bautzen , Dresden , Pirn , Kulm and in the general battle near Leipzig , where he distinguished himself and received a gold sword with the inscription "For Courage" as a reward. In the same year he was promoted to lieutenant . He participated in many battles of the campaign of 1814 and for the distinction at Bar-sur-Ob received the staff captain's rank.
In 1816, Baron Dellingshausen was transferred to serve in the Guards General Staff and in 1818 was promoted to captain . In 1821 he was transferred to the Life Guards Izmailovsky Regiment , with the appointment of Grand Duke Nikolai Pavlovich as adjutant to his imperial highness. In the same year he was promoted to colonel , and on December 14, 1825 he was appointed an aide-adjutant to Emperor Nicholas I. August 17, 1828 was promoted to major general with the retention of His Majesty in the Suite, and then was appointed chief of staff of the 7th Infantry Corps.
In the Russian-Turkish campaign of 1828-1829. Ivan Fedorovich took an active part in hostilities, and on July 7, while pursuing a defeated Turkish detachment near the town of Malye Pravy, he recaptured the Turkish convoy and captured many Turks, and soon afterwards was appointed chief of staff in the detachment of Lieutenant General K.Kh. Benckendorff , and after that - the detachment commander and chief cover officer for our military communications, which he guarded very successfully. When the troops of Lieutenant General Sukhozanet attacked the corps of Omer-Vrione Pasha, General Dellingshausen commanded the vanguard, moreover, on September 15, 1828, he attacked the fortified Turkish camp at metro Haji Asatlar, for which he was honored to receive a gold, diamond adorned, a sword with the inscription "For courage". Then, after connecting the corps of Prince Eugene Wirtemberg with a detachment of Lieutenant General Sukhozanet, Ivan Fedorovich commanded the common vanguard of these combined forces and took the storm on the advanced fortifications of the fortified Omer-Vrione Pasha camp, and skillfully covered the retreat of our troops in the evening. On October 3 of the same year, Ivan Fedorovich won the fortune to break the Turkish rearguard at the Kamchik River and take possession of the tete de pon , for which the young general received the Order of St. January 11, 1829 . George 4th grade at No. 4257. In the campaign of 1829 he took part in the battle of Eski-Arnautlar, in the battle of Kulevcha and in affairs near Shumlya , and on May 30 and 31 he mastered the advanced fortifications of this fortress.
In the Polish-Russian war of 1831, Dellingshausen was first in the detachment of Lieutenant General Baron Kreutz , and, commanding a flying detachment, he occupied Radom on February 5, where he destroyed the Polish military ammunition depots, for which he was awarded the Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree with the imperial crown. On February 27, Ivan Fedorovich, commanding a convoy of dismounted dragoons, personally led her to storm the Lublin fortifications and attacked Lublin , and was wounded in his right leg. For this matter, the baron was awarded the Order of St. Anna of the 1st degree. On April 16, Dellingshausen, for the differences made in the destruction of the Polish corps, received the Order of St. April 16, 1831 . George 3rd class for number 425
| retribution of the excellent courage and courage shown in the defeat of the corps of rebel troops, under the command of General Seravskago , on April 4, 5 and 6 under Vronov and Kazimierz |
On May 27 and 28, in matters under Kamionka and Lyubartov, Ivan Fedorovich distinguished himself again by freeing a successful attack by Major General Fesi, surrounded by Khrzhanovsky . Soon after that, the baron was appointed chief of staff of the 2nd Infantry Corps, in the town of Siedlec , from where he was sent to Lithuania to fulfill the same position with the troops there. Here, on the orders of the commander in chief of the reserve army, the baron was appointed the vanguard chief of all the forces acting against the units of Gelgud and Khlapovsky , and he distinguished himself several times and, in the end, forced the Gelgud corps to retreat to Prussia with great damage. At the end of his affairs in Lithuania, Dellingshausen joined the main army, with which he participated in the assault on the advanced Warsaw fortifications and the city rampart ; at the same time, from the explosion of the powder cellar, Delligshausen was heavily shell-shocked with a stone in his right leg.
For the differences made during the assault on Warsaw , the baron was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir of the 2nd degree and, in addition, for all the differences in general in the war of 1831 received the highest favor , announced in an order on October 2; On October 6, Ivan Fedorovich was appointed Adjutant General to His Imperial Majesty. At the end of the same year, the baron was dismissed from the post of chief of staff of the 2nd Infantry Corps and, in 1833, promoted to lieutenant general, he was given command of the 17th Infantry Division , with the remaining rank.
By a decree of the Governing Senate of June 15, 1837, Dellingshausen was appointed a member of the Provisional Council for the management of the Department of State Property, and in 1838, by the Highest Order, he was the Director of the 5th Department of the Ministry of State Property, with the same rank remaining. November 27, 1841, Ivan Fedorovich, in accordance with his request, received a dismissal from service with a uniform and with a salary pension of two-thirds of his salary.
Baron I.F. Dellingshausen was married to the daughter of Count M.I. Lamsdorf - Anne (1798-1876).
He died on November 6, 1845. In the “Russian Biographical Dictionary” of Polovtsov, the date of death is 1810, but this is an obvious typo.
Sources
- Military Encyclopedia / Ed. V.F. Novitsky and others - St. Petersburg. : t. in I.V. Sytin, 1911-1915.
- Miloradovich G. A. The list of persons of the retinue of their majesties from the reign of Emperor Peter I to 1886. SPb., 1886.
- Russian Biographical Dictionary : In 25 volumes / under the supervision of A. A. Polovtsov. 1896-1918.