The official activity of the undeservedly forgotten officer Nikolai Petrovich Beklemishev

Introduction. To preserve the historical memory of the exploits of our soldiers in defending the borders of Russia, remembering the traditions that existed in the army in the past, the authors analyze the official activities of the undeservedly forgotten officer of the Russian Imperial Army Nikolai P. Beklemishev. They consider in which military units he served, what positions he held, and what awards he was awarded.
Materials and Methods. The research is based on the analysis of various published documents and materials. The work uses the method of system analysis, which allowed the authors analyze the official activities of N.P. Beklemishev. Historical-systemic and narrative-descriptive methods helped the authors to consider the main milestones of his life.
Analysis. The authors analyze that one of the representatives of an ancient noble family devoted his life to serving the Motherland and protecting it. In the Caucasus, he participated in the Darginsky campaign of Count M.S. Vorontsov, and in the so-called “Sukhar expedition”, proved himself to be a brave, competent officer capable of organizing defense in difficult conditions of retreat. Then he served as commander of the 6th Brigade of the Caucasian Line Cossack Army (hereinafter referred to as the KLKV) and head of the center of the Caucasian Line. In the Orenburg province, while serving as commander of the Bashkir-Meshcheryak army, he defended the interests of the Bashkir people. He commanded various cavalry formations of the regular army. He put a lot of effort into improving the combat capability and material support of the troops entrusted to him. During the few years that he held the position of the ataman of the Astrakhan Cossack army, he managed to solve several problems facing the army and raise the combat capability of the personnel.
Results. According to the results of the study, it can be concluded that N.P. Beklemishev gave 63 years of military service out of almost 80 years of his life, went from a cadet to a lieutenant general, commanded various regular and irregular military formations. In the service, he proved himself to be a competent, demanding, disciplined, initiative officer, faithful to his oath and duty, alien to careerism and intrigue, able to defend the interests of his subordinates in front of his superiors.

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