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Ivan von Staden Evstafevich (10/08/1803 – 08/04/1871) – General of Artillery, Commandant of Brest-Litovsk fortress. His father, Lieutenant-General Eustace Evstafevich Staden was an inspector of the rifle and factories, as a general, gave his son in the Corps of Pages. Released from there the 31 th March 1822 with the rank of ensign in the Guards 1 st Artillery Brigade, Sh in 1827 at the beginning of the Persian War, he was already a lieutenant, was assigned to the Caucasus Grenadier Artillery Brigade, with which participated in the blockade of the fortress Erivan. Only ended the Persian War, the outbreak of war with Turkey. Sh immediately began to ask the army. His request was granted and he was sent from Tbilisi to the main apartment 2 Eighth Army, and then returned to his 1-Guards Artillery Brigade and committed to her campaign in 1828 next year Sh initially participated in the siege and capture of the fortress Silistria, and then commanded the 2 nd branch kegornovyh mortirok, when passing through the Balkans, and finally to the dissolution of the office, was assigned to the artillery, 2 nd Infantry Corps, which participated in the capture of Adrianople. Soon after returning to Russia Sh had to take part in the suppression of the first Polish uprising (1831), and among other things, fight under Ostrołęka. He has also participated in the capture of Warsaw and the best defenses in the assault of her 27 th August. For the differences displayed by this fact, he was made On 26 December, 1831 in the Colonels. Appointed shortly after the campaign commander № 4 Battery 18th Artillery Brigade, this position was occupied for about ten years, and in 1839 he was awarded the land in 1841 received the Order of St.. George 4-th degree (for a 25-year service in the officer ranks) and 11 th April 1843 was promoted to major general. The following year S. was appointed commander of the 1st Artillery Division, commanded by up to 26 th November 1852, when he was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed chief of artillery, correcting the average army, leaving the head 1st Artillery Division. Finally, in 1861 he was promoted to General of Artillery and after that was appointed commander of Brest-Litovsk fortress. Position he held until his death. S., died April 8, 1871 in 1968 from birth. During his nearly thirty-year service in the rank of general he has received all the higher orders to Russian diamond marks the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, inclusive, and also had much higher foreign orders. Freiman. "Pazhi for 185 years", p. 237-238. – "Illustrated Newspaper". 1871, № 17, obituary. – "Russian Invalid." 1871, obituary. E. Yastrebtzev.