Ivan Nabokov


Ivan Aleksandrovich Nabokov was a Russian adjutant general and general of the infantry prominent during the Napoleonic Wars.

Biography

Nabokov came from an old noble family based in Novgorod Governorate, where his father
general Alexander Nabokov was a landowner. In 1806 after leaving the Page Corps he joined the Leib-Guard Semyonovsky Regiment as lieutenant and participated in the foreign campaigns of the Russian Army against Napoleon. For the military valour shown in the Battle of Friedland, he was awarded with a gold sword with an inscription for bravery and obtained the rank of captain.
He distinguished himself at Borodino, Lützen, Bautzen, Kulm, Leipzig and other engagements.
On 15 September 1814 he was elevated to Major General for the prowess in the Battle of Kulm and became the chief of Sevsky Infantry Regiment. With this regiment he took part in the battles of Bar-sur-Aube, Laon, Craonne, Arcis-sur-Aube, in which he sustained a head wound. For the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube he received the Order of St. Anna of 1st degree.
Between 1816 and 1848 Nabokov commanded different military units. He was lieutenant-general from 22 September 1828 and adjutant general from 1 February 1844.
On 20 December 1848, he was appointed a member of the Military Council. At the same time he administered the Chesma Hospital and commanded the Peter and Paul Fortress. In 1849 Nabokov headed The Commission of Inquiry into the activities of the Petrashevsky Circle.
Ivan Nabokov died 21 April 1852 in Saint Petersburg and was buried in the Peter and Paul Fortress, near Saints [Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg|Peter and Paul Cathedral]. His brother Nikolay was a progenitor of the novelist Vladimir Nabokov.

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