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Nikolay Ivanovich Demidov

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Nikolay Ivanovich Demidov
Born(1773-04-19)19 April 1773
Died4 June 1833(1833-06-04) (aged 60)
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
Years of service1790–1833
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands21st Infantry Division
1st Grenadier Division
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of St. George, 3rd class (1808)
Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class (1808)
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky

Nikolay Ivanovich Demidov (19 August 1773 – 4 June 1833 in Pyatigorsk[1]) was a Russian General of Infantry, Adjutant-General and senator.

Life

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From a noble family in Ryazan province, he was the son of Brigadier Ivan Ivanovich Demidov. As was the custom of the time his birth was recorded with the Preobrazhensky Lifeguard regiment and three years later promoted to Sergeant. He entered active service on 1 January 1790, rising to captain in 1798 and colonel in 1799. In 1803 he was made a major general and placed in the Izmaylovsky Regiment before being made head of the Petrovsky Infantry Regiment on May 16, with which he marched into Prussia during the Franco-Russian War early in 1807, though he did not participate in hostilities. Also in 1807 he formed the Libavskogo Infantry Regiment. In 1808 he joined the Russian army sent to the Finnish War, where he was put in charge of 2 infantry battalions and 200 Cossacks to besiege Vaasa. In 1828 he was promoted to General of the Infantry, before that in 1825 he was promoted to Adjutant-General.[2]

He was awarded with the Order of St. George, Third Degree for his services.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Волков, Сергей Владимирович (2009). Генералитет Российской империи: энциклопедический словарь генералов и адмиралов от Петра I до Николая II (in Russian). Центрполиграф. p. 439. ISBN 978-5-9524-4166-8. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Федорченко, Валерий (2005). Свита российских императоров (in Russian). Издательские проекты. p. 289. ISBN 978-5-17-026482-7. Retrieved 25 November 2024.