Dimitrij Petrovič Nevorovski

Dmitry Petrovich Neverovsky (; 21 October 1771 – 21 October 1813) was a Russian military officer and general who served in the Russo-Turkish War and the Napoleonic Wars. He served in the battles of Smolensk, Borodino, and Leipzig, where he was mortally wounded. Born to a minor noble in Poltava, in modern-day Ukraine. He would join the army at 15 years of age.

Life Dmitry Neverovsky was born in Poltava (present-day Ukraine). His father was a middle-ranking official at the time, and Neverovsky grew up alongside fourteen other children. Like many inhabitants of Ukraine at the time, Neverovsky was a fine horseman. Young Neverovsky found a patron in Count Pyotr Zavadovsky, a friend of his father's. Zavadovsky assisted in Neverovsky's education, enabling him to learn Russian and Latin and become a mathematician.

Military career His career would start out in the Semyonovsky Life Guards Regiment in 1786 at 15 years of age. Something of a year later, he would be promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1792

He would fight during the Russo-Turkish war, beginning after his transfer to the Malorossiya or 'Little Russian' Grenadier Regiment, where he was promoted in October 1787. During his time in the regiment, he would fight at the battle of Salchea and Bender.