From the history of the Nizhny Novgorod militia in 1812: landlords arrears and their recovery

Nikolaev Dmitry, Dorofeev Fedor

based on the Archival materials of the Central archive of the Nizhny Novgorod region (TSANO), this article discusses the specifics of the problem of food and fodder shortages during the formation of units of the Nizhny Novgorod militia in the era of 1812. On the basis of clerical documentation, information is provided on the amount of food that was not delivered, along with data on those landlords who had problems in supplying and providing the militia. The conclusion is made about the unintentional nature of these short deliveries, the cause of which was either incorrect or corrected during the collection of the militia, the initial calculations

Keywords:Patriotic War of 1812, Nizhny Novgorod militia in 1812, marching march, weapon, equipment, food, forage