Nikolai Onufrievich Sukhozanet (russian: Никола́й Ону́фриевич Сухозане́т) (1794 – 22 July 1871) was an

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general and statesman. Nikolai Sukhozanet was born in a noble family of

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guberniya. During the

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he bravely fought in numerous battles and finished the campaign in

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in the rank of

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of artillery. His awards included

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of 4th degree and

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of 2nd degree. After the war he occupied different positions in the 1st Army and in 1824 was promoted to

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. When the

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began he led the Staff of artillery in the acting army. He distinguished himself in the Battle of Ostrołęka and received the

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of 3rd degree. From 1836 to 1849 he commanded the 4th artillery division. From 1849 until the Battle of Chernaya River of

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he commanded the artillery of the acting army, after that Sukhozanet got the 3rd Corps and the Southern Army the next year. On 17 April 1856 he became the Minister of Land Forces. Emperor Alexander II has put him two main tasks: the reduction of army's expenses and the deep reform of the army. The first task was solved but the second was completely abandoned by Sukhozanet. During his minister's term he two times acted as a

Namestnik of Kingdom of Poland The Namiestnik (or Viceroy) of the Kingdom of Poland ( pl, namiestnik Królestwa Polskiego, russian: наместник Царства Польского) was the deputy of the Emperor of Russia who, under Congress Poland (1815–1874), styled himse ...

– first time during the illness of Prince Mikhail Gorchakov and second after resign of

Karl Lambert Count Karl Karlovich Lambert (russian: link=no, Карл Карлович Ламберт; french: link=no, Charles-Alexandre comte de Lambert) (1815 – 20 July 1865) was a Russian General of Cavalry and Namestnik of the Kingdom of Poland from Au ...

. Because of bad health he left on 6 October 1861 the army and on 9 November resigns his post of minister.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sukhozanet, Nikolai 1794 births 1871 deaths Imperial Russian Army generals Members of the State Council (Russian Empire) Russian people of the November Uprising Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree Belarusian nobility