COMMANDER // 1811–1891
Nikolay Kridener
General of the InfantryRussian Empire1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1811 – 1891
Active service 1877 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 66.
Profile
Nikolai Karl Gregor Baron von Krüdener was a Baltic German infantry general. He graduated from the Nikolayevskoye Engineering Academy in 1828 and upon graduation was appointed officer. In 1833 he entered the Imperial Military Academy and after graduation was general staff of the army where he was in charge of various administrative duties. In 1848 he took command of the regiment Prince Eugene of Württemberg. In 1858 he was commander of the Keksgolm grenadier regiment. Promoted major general in 1859, he took command of the Volyn Imperial Russian Guard Regiment.
Battles (1)
1877
Siege of PlevnaRomanian War of Independence · Russian Empire