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
Born	May 4, 1819
Died	April 21, 1892
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch	Imperial Russian Army
Commands	1st Don Cossack Division
Battles / wars	Caucasian War Hungarian Campaign Crimean War January Uprising Russo-Turkish War

Awards

• Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1863
• Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1865
• Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1867
• Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class, 1871
• Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire), 1878
• Gold Sword for Bravery, 1879

Preceded by New office

Commander of the 1st Don Cossack Division 1875

Succeeded by Constantine Yefimovich Przhevlockij

Sources

• Русский биографический словарь: В 25 т. / под наблюдением А. А. Половцова. 1896–1918.
• Список генералам по старшинству. Составлен по 1 сентября 1891 г. — СПб., 1891. — С. 58.
• Шамшев И.И. Рассказы старого лейб-казака // Русская старина, 1876. - Т. 17. - № 12. - С. 834-842.