Ivan Konstantinovich Ivelich (c. 1745 – after 1810) was a major general in

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). He was a member of the family, and the youngest brother of Marko Ivelich and Semen Konstantinovich Ivelich. Peter Ivelich was his nephew.

Biography

Born in

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, he came from the noble Ivelich family who trace their Serbian roots back to the 14th century. In 1777 he left the

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and entered the Russian military service. He participated in the second

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. On 1 December 1799 he was promoted to

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and commanded the 19th Jaeger Regiment from 12 December 1799 to 20 March 1800 when he took over the 18th Jaeger Regiment until 21 June 1800. He was promoted to a major general on 3 August 1800 (or 22 July 1800 Old Calendar) and served as ''chef'' of the 6th Jaeger Regiment between 21 June 1800 and 2 July 1804 and then as ''chef'' of the

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Garrison Regiment between 16 January 1805 and 28 February 1810. By then, he transferred powers to major general Ivan Petrovich Del Pozzo and retired "to heal wounds."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivelich, Ivan Imperial Russian Army generals Soldiers of the Russian Empire 1740s births 1810 deaths