THE MAIN OFFICIAL DUTIES OF THE WARRIORS OF THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD RESERVE MILITIA OF 1812

Nikolaev Dmitry, Khvostova Irina

The article is devoted to the consideration of the features and nature of the official duties of the warriors of the Nizhny Novgorod reserve militia of 1812, the definition of the main 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 general 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