Nikolay Krasnov
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Nikolay Ivanovich Krasnov (January 29, 1833 – September 15, 1900) was a major-general of the Imperial Russian Army
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Nikolay Krasnov was born in the stanitsa
Veshenskaya
of the Don Voisko Province
into the family of the Ataman
of Don Cossack Voisko, lieutenant-general Ivan Krasnov
(1800 –1871). He graduated from the 1st Cadets Corps in Saint Petersburg
and since 1851 served at the Life Guards of Don Cavalry and Artillery Battery in the rank of praporshik. During Crimean War
(1853–1856). In 1855, Krasnov took part in the Siege of Taganrog
in the rank of sotnik
, while his father, Lieutenant-General Ivan Krasnov
, commanded the city's defense. In 1858, he graduated from the Academy of General Headquarters and served at the General Headquarters from 1860 to 1889. In 1863, Krasnov participated in the Polish campaign and was awarded with an Order of St. Anne
of the 3rd degree. He was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1880 and gave his resignation in 1891.
Krasnov settled in the city of Taganrog
in 1860s and besides his government and military career, published several articles and books on history of Don Cossacks
and Don Voisko Province
. His best known books are: The Land of the Don Voisko (Земля Войска Донского), published in Saint Petersburg
in 1863, and The Military Review of the Land of the Don Voisko (Военное обозрение земли Войска Донского), published in Saint Petersburg in 1864.
General Nikolay Krasnov died in the city of Taganrog
on September 15, 1900 and was buried at the Taganrog's Old Cemetery.
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
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Nikolay Krasnov was born in the stanitsa
Stanitsa
Stanitsa is a village inside a Cossack host . Stanitsas were the primary unit of Cossack hosts.Historically, the stanitsa was a unit of economic and political organisation of the Cossack peoples primarily in the southern regions of the Russian Empire.Much of the land was held in common by the...
Veshenskaya
Veshenskaya
Veshenskaya, or Vyoshenskaya , colloquially known as Vyoshki, is a Cossack stanitsa in the northern, or upper, Don region, on the left bank of the Don. It is the administrative centre of the Sholokhovsky district...
of the Don Voisko Province
Don Voisko Province
Don Voisko Province of Imperial Russia was the official name of the territory of Don Cossacks, roughly coinciding with today's Rostov Oblast of Russia. Its center was Cherkassk, later Novocherkassk....
into the family of the Ataman
Ataman
Ataman was a commander title of the Ukrainian People's Army, Cossack, and haidamak leaders, who were in essence the Cossacks...
of Don Cossack Voisko, lieutenant-general Ivan Krasnov
Ivan Krasnov
Ivan Ivanovich Krasnov was a Russian general and author.-Military career:He was born in 1802, son to the general Ivan Kuzmich Krasnov , fellow-fighter of Alexander Suvorov and Matvey Platov. Ivan Ivanovich Krasnov was educated at the boarding-school by Kharkov University. He began military...
(1800 –1871). He graduated from the 1st Cadets Corps in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
and since 1851 served at the Life Guards of Don Cavalry and Artillery Battery in the rank of praporshik. During Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
(1853–1856). In 1855, Krasnov took part in the Siege of Taganrog
Siege of Taganrog
The Siege of Taganrog during the Crimean War was a series of military actions designed to allow the British and the French access to Rostov-on-Don, which was an important city for Russian military operations in the Caucasus.-Prelude:...
in the rank of sotnik
Sotnik
Sotnik or Sotnyk was a military rank among the Cossack starshyna , Strelets Troops in Muscovy and Imperial Cossack cavalry , the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, the Ukrainian Galician Army, and the Ukrainian People's Army.-Military rank:Literally it means commander of hundred men in most Slavonic...
, while his father, Lieutenant-General Ivan Krasnov
Ivan Krasnov
Ivan Ivanovich Krasnov was a Russian general and author.-Military career:He was born in 1802, son to the general Ivan Kuzmich Krasnov , fellow-fighter of Alexander Suvorov and Matvey Platov. Ivan Ivanovich Krasnov was educated at the boarding-school by Kharkov University. He began military...
, commanded the city's defense. In 1858, he graduated from the Academy of General Headquarters and served at the General Headquarters from 1860 to 1889. In 1863, Krasnov participated in the Polish campaign and was awarded with an Order of St. Anne
Order of St. Anna
The Order of St. Anna ) is a Holstein and then Russian Imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp on 14 February 1735, in honour of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia...
of the 3rd degree. He was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1880 and gave his resignation in 1891.
Krasnov settled in the city of Taganrog
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
in 1860s and besides his government and military career, published several articles and books on history of Don Cossacks
Don Cossacks
Don Cossacks were Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don.- Etymology and origins :The Don Cossack Host was a frontier military organization from the end of the 16th until the early 20th century....
and Don Voisko Province
Don Voisko Province
Don Voisko Province of Imperial Russia was the official name of the territory of Don Cossacks, roughly coinciding with today's Rostov Oblast of Russia. Its center was Cherkassk, later Novocherkassk....
. His best known books are: The Land of the Don Voisko (Земля Войска Донского), published in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
in 1863, and The Military Review of the Land of the Don Voisko (Военное обозрение земли Войска Донского), published in Saint Petersburg in 1864.
General Nikolay Krasnov died in the city of Taganrog
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
on September 15, 1900 and was buried at the Taganrog's Old Cemetery.