Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke

Count

Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke
Count; Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke
	Portrait by George Dawe
Birth name	Iosif Kornilovich Orurk
Born	1772; Dorpat, Russian Empire
Died	1849 (aged 76–77); Vselyub, Novogrudsky Uyezd, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Cavalry
Years of service	1776–1849
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Battles/wars	Battle of Varvarin

Count Joseph Cornelius O'Rourke (Russian: Иосиф Корнилович Орурк; also Ioseph Kornilovich O'Rourke; 1772–1849) was a Russian nobleman and military leader of Irish descent who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and achieved the rank of lieutenant general. He is noted for leading a campaign against the Turks in present-day Serbia, where a combined Russian and Serb army defeated the Ottoman Empire at Varvarin in 1810.

O'Rourke was awarded the orders of Saint George, Alexander Nevsky, and Saint Anne for his military victories. His portrait was included in the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace, now part of the Hermitage Museum. A monument commemorating O'Rourke and his men was erected in Varvarin in 1910 on the centennial celebration of their victory against the Turks.