Mitrofan Alekseevich Veliyaminov-Zernov ( March 16, 1839 - October 15, 1903 ; Kielce , Kingdom of Poland , Russian Empire ) - Lieutenant-General of the Russian Army , participant of the Caucasian and Russian-Turkish (1877-1878) wars [1] .
| Mitrofan Alekseevich Velyaminov-Zernov | |||||||||||
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| Date of Birth | March 16 (28), 1839 | ||||||||||
| Date of death | October 15, 1903 (64 years) | ||||||||||
| Place of death | Kielce , Russian Empire | ||||||||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | ||||||||||
| Type of army | cavalry | ||||||||||
| Years of service | 1857-1903 | ||||||||||
| Rank | lieutenant general | ||||||||||
| Part | Life Guard Grodno Hussars | ||||||||||
| Commanded | 18th Dragoon Pereyaslav Regiment ; 1st Brigade of the 14th Cavalry Division ; 3rd Cavalry Brigade ; 2nd brigade of cavalry stock . | ||||||||||
| Battles / Wars | Caucasian war Russian-Turkish war (1877–1878) | ||||||||||
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Biography
Mitrofan Vel'yaminov-Zernov was born on March 16, 1839. Orthodox religion. He graduated from the Mikhailovsky Artillery School [1] .
Entered the service on January 6, 1857. He served in the Life Guard Grodno Hussars [2] . From June 6, 1856 - Cornet Guard. On April 21, 1861, the rank of lieutenant was conferred, and on April 30 of the following year - headquarters captain. From 1863 to 1864 he participated in the hostilities in the Caucasus . April 16, 1867 awarded the rank of captain. For 4 years and 11 months, commanded a squadron . March 28, 1871 received the rank of colonel. From November 27, 1874 was for special assignments at the military ataman Ataman of the Don Cossacks . On October 12, 1876, he assumed the post of commander of the 18th Dragoon Pereyaslav Regiment . He participated in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877―78 in the Caucasian theater of military operations as part of the Erivan squad [3] . From July 25, 1879 - general for special assignments at the military ataman Ataman of the Don Cossacks. On the basis of the Manifesto of February 18, 1762, he was promoted to major general ( VP of August 25, 1879, with seniority serving as August 30, 1882) [4] . On July 12, 1882, he was appointed commander of the 1st brigade of the 14th cavalry division . From December 3, 1894, the commander of the 3rd , and from November 28, 1901, the 2nd Brigade of the Cavalry Reserve . May 14, 1896 promoted to lieutenant general [1] .
Velyaminov-Zernov died in Kielce , the Kingdom of the Polish Russian Empire on October 15, 1903. He was buried there at the cemetery at the Kielsk Orthodox Cathedral [5] .
Awards and rewards
- Domestic:
- Order of St. Anne 3rd degree with swords and bow (1863)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1865)
- imperial crown to the Order of St. Stanislaus 2nd century. (1867)
- Order of St. Anne 2nd Class (1870)
- imperial crown to the Order of St. Anne 2nd degree (1872)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th degree (1874)
- golden weapon "For courage" (1878)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st Class (1884)
- Order of St. Anne 1st Class (1890)
- Order of St. Vladimir of the 2nd degree (1895)
- Order of the White Eagle (1901)
- Foreign:
- Order of Leo and the Sun 2nd degree (Persia; 1878)
- Thanks:
- royal thanks (1878) [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 List of generals by seniority . - Compiled on May 1, 1903. Part 1. - SPb. : Military type., 1903. - p. 242.
- ↑ List by Colonel seniority. - Corrected on February 1, 1873 . - SPb. : Military type., 1873. - p. 554.
- ↑ V. Tomkeev. Materials for the description of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. on the Caucasian-Asia Minor Theater: in 7 volumes / Ed. I.S. Chernyavsky . - TF. : Electric. headquarters Kavk. military env., 1908. - T. 4. - p. 1-3— App. one.
- ↑ List generals by seniority . - Corrected on May 1, 1884. . - SPb. : Military type., 1884. - p. 719.
- ↑ Shilov D.N. Unpublished materials for the “Russian provincial necropolis” in the funds of the RGIA . PeterGen (2007).
Sources
- List of senior generals . - Compiled on May 1, 1903. Part 1. - SPb. : Military type., 1903. - p. 242.
- RGVIA . F. 60. Ed. xp 103 (1856-1903). - Personal archival funds in the state repositories of the USSR .
Links
- The list of the general ranks of the Russian imperial army and navy . "The generals of the Russian imperial army and navy . "
- Velyaminov-Zernov Mitrofan Alekseevich . On the site "Russian Imperial Army" .