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Ivan Yankovich

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Ivan Fedorovich Yankovich de Mirievo
Ivan Janković de Mirievo
Bornbefore 1777
Died6 June 1811
Cherkasy, Russian Empire
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branchArmy
Years of service1776–1811
RankLieutenant General
UnitLife Guard Horse Regiment
WarsWar of the Third Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition
Finnish War
AwardsOrder of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
Order of Saint Anna
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
RelationsTeodor Janković-Mirijevski (father)

Ivan Fedorovich Yankovich de Mirievo (before 1777–6 June 1811) was an Imperial Russian soldier who saw service in the Napoleonic Wars.

Yankovich was born sometime before 1777, the son of renowned educational reformer Teodor Janković de Mirievo, a Serbian immigrant and member of the Russian Academy ennobled by Catherine the Great. The younger Yankovich began his military career in 1795 in the Life Guard Horse Regiment, the unit in which he remained until his death.[1]

He participated in the War of the Third Coalition, during which he fought at the Battle of Austerlitz. He later fought against the French in the War of the Fourth Coalition and the Swedish in the Finnish War as commander of the Life Guard Horse Regiment. In early 1811 Yankovich was promoted to lieutenant general and given command of the Light Guards Cavalry Division. Unfortunately, in June of that year he fell ill and died while traveling from Saint Petersburg to Cherkasy, just 12 months before the French invasion of Russia took place.[2]

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  1. ^ Russian Biographical Dictionary : In 25 volumes / under the supervision of A. A. Polovtsov. 1896-1918.
  2. ^ Степанов В. С., Григорович П. И. В память столетнего юбилея императорского Военного ордена Святого великомученика и Победоносца Георгия. (1769—1869). СПб., 1869