PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE WARRIORS OF THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD RESERVE MILITIA OF 1812-1813

Nikolaev Dmitry, Khvostova Irina

The article is devoted to the consideration of the features and nature of providing the warriors of the Nizhny Novgorod reserve militia of 1812 with additional items of equipment, the analysis of the class and corporate features of the era revealed in the process of collecting the militia. Based on the materials of the Central Archive of the Nizhny Novgorod region and the analysis of historiographical works, the common and special features of the local militia corps at the stage of its formation and service are revealed.

Keywords:Nizhny Novgorod province, Nizhny Novgorod militia of 1812, reserve militia of 1812-1813, militia warriors, Napoleonic wars, military ranks.