Nikolai von Krüdener
Nikolai Karl Gregory of Krüdener (, Russian Николай Павлович Криденер ; born February 26, jul. / 10. March 1811 greg. In Reval ; † February 5 jul. / 17th February 1891 greg. In Warsaw ) was a Russian General of Infantry German-Baltic descent.
Life
Origin and family
Nikolai was a member of the German-Baltic noble family von Krüdener . His parents were the Russian major Paul von Krüdener (1756-1833) and Anna Maria, née Freiin von Stackelberg from the house of Ottenküll (1769-1829). From his marriage with Annette Redner (Rödener) (1813–1879), the son Theodor von Krüdener (1841–1898), who rose to the position of Russian major general , emerged.
Career
Nikolai Pavlovich was born in Livonia in 1811. He attended the Nikoalayevsk Engineering School, which he completed with a full engineering education. He had been an officer in the Imperial Russian Army since 1828 and entered the Imperial Military Academy in 1833, after graduating he was transferred to the General Staff . In 1849 he was appointed colonel and battalion leader in the regiment of Prince Eugene of Württemberg and in 1858 he was given command of the Kexholmer Grenadier Regiment.
In 1863 he was appointed commander of the 27th Infantry Division, with which he participated in the suppression of the Polish uprising, and received a golden saber of honor . He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1865 and was given command of the IX in 1876. Army corps that was deployed against the Turks in the Danube Army during the Russo-Ottoman War . The coup d'état against the fortress of Nikopol , which he undertook until July 16, 1877, was rewarded with the Order of St. George 3rd Class. In the second battle of Plevna on July 30, 1877, he was the commander of a 35,000-strong corps group. Although his attacks were bloodily repulsed by the Turkish troops under Osman Pasha, he retained the leadership of the IX. Army Corps. Together with General Skobelev he led the left column of the attacking troops in front of Plevna and was assigned with his troops in December to the troops of General Gurkos , who carried out the second march across the Balkans in winter. At the end of the war, he was promoted to General of Infantry and appointed Deputy Commander of the Warsaw Military District. Nikolai Krüdener died in Moscow on February 17, 1891.
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Nikolay Kridener. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ^ Genealogical manual of the Baltic knighthoods , part 2, 3: Estonia, Görlitz 1930, pp. 370–373.
- ↑ Brockhaus-Lexikon, Leipzig 1886, Volume 13, p. 944
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | From Krüdener, Nikolai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Von Krüdener, Nikolai Karl Gregor (full name); Криденер, Николай Павлович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian GdI of German-Baltic descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reval |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 1891 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |