Nikolay Krasnov
Military Person
1833 – 1900
Who was Nikolay Krasnov?
Nikolay Ivanovich Krasnov was a major-general of the Imperial Russian Army.
Nikolay Krasnov was born in the stanitsa Veshenskaya of the Don Host Oblast into the family of the Ataman of Don Cossack Voisko, lieutenant-general Ivan Krasnov. 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. 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, published in Saint Petersburg in 1863, and The Military Review of the Land of the Don Voisko, published in Saint Petersburg in 1864.
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- Born
- Jan 29, 1833
Vyoshenskaya - Children
- Died
- Sep 15, 1900
Taganrog
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on July 23, 2013
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