COMMANDER // 1740–1807
Ivan Ivanovich Michelson
General of the CavalryRussian Empire1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1740 – 1807
Active service 1789 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 49.
Profile
Ivan Ivanovich Mikhelson was a Russian military commander who rose to the rank of general and participated in several important wars. His most noted contribution was the suppressing of Pugachev's Rebellion for which he received numerous honours.
Battles (1)
1789
Battle of PorrassalmiRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790 · Russian Empire