Johann von Michelsohnen
Russian military leader (1740–1807) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johann von[1] Michelsohnen (also Mikhelson or Michelson; Russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Михельсо́н, romanized: Ivan Ivanovich Mikhelson; 14 May [O.S. 3 May] 1740 – 17 August [O.S. 5 August] 1807) was a Baltic German military commander who served in the Imperial Russian Army. He was a prominent general in several wars, but his most noted contribution was his critical role in suppressing Pugachev's Rebellion.