FOOD SUPPLY FOR THE SOLDIERS OF THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD RESERVE MILITIA IN JANUARY-MARCH 1813

Nikolaev Dmitry, Dorofeev Fedor

The article is devoted to the consideration of the features and nature of the food supply process for the soldiers of the Nizhny Novgorod reserve militia of 1812, the definition of some official functions and the analysis of the class-corporate features of the era identified 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, militia warriors, officer corps, Napoleonic Wars, military ranks, mobilization