1) Order of the Inspector General. according to Engineering parts of 1825 2) Order of the Inspector General. according to Engineering parts 1856
according to the Engineering Unit (July 3-1, 1817) constitutes an important era in the history of the Engineering Troops. Thanks to the clear vision of the Grand Duke, energy and perseverance, which constituted the characteristics of His character, the Engineering Troops were quickly completely transformed, received proper development and reached the degree of perfection that distinguishes them to this day.
The Grand Duke's active assistants are Count Operman and Count Sivers.
Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich (from December 19, 1825), following in the footsteps of his August brother, worked hard to improve the Engineering Troops subordinate to him. His Highness's labors were a complete success. The sappers, during the Crimean and Sevastopol campaigns, deserved the full approval of the Most Gracious Sovereign and justified the general expectations of the fatherland.
On January 25, 1856, Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Statsh took office as Inspector General. Under the beneficent direction of His Highness, the Field Engineers have achieved glory in the peaceful and military fields.
Glorious crossing of troops across the Danube at Sistov, heroic defense. Shipka Pass and the siege of Plevna, under the personal leadership of Count Ed. Iv. Totleben, as well as the transition through the Balkans, will forever remain glorious events on the pages of history and will serve as proof of the labors of His Imperial Highness which he did not spare to bring the Field Engineering Troops to such a brilliant degree, developing the perfection and improvement with which they were distinguished, being under the command of His Unforgettable Parent, the “Pusformer of the Engineering Troops” and Avustlysheo Uncles.
One of the great employees of the Grand Duke was the late Count 909. Iv. Totleben. He worked quite a bit on his job as a sapper. His fame about the heroic exploits near Sevastopol and about the powerful ring with which he bound the Turkish troops near Plevna will never die. Not only Rosaya, but all of Europe bowed to his talent: this was a true sapper genius.
Despite such a diverse assignment and the glorious, arduous activity of the Field Engineering Troops, throughout their entire existence, we still do not have a systematic historical description of their development and education.
It would seem that for the correct direction of any urgency, it is necessary first of all to become acquainted with the historical course of development since its foundation. Only with such acquaintances can we quite correctly and rationally manage her future destiny.
Having set out to collect historical materials about the Field Inher ba engineering troops, from the day of their foundation, and to put them in a consistent chronological order, I took upon myself the courage to begin this work.
Despite all my desire and effort to develop this issue in all its details and details, I, unfortunately, could not achieve this to the extent I wanted.
Being at that time far from the main centers of our military archives, I was extremely constrained in using them. Thanks to the enlightened attention of the Chief. Engineer. During the administration, the most necessary documents were sent from his archives to Kev; Using the work of General Savelyev, set out in the “Historical Essay on Engineer. Control in Russia” (published in 1879), I had the opportunity to realize my intention, although not to the extent I expected.
As a result of the above, I do not dare to title my weak work with the loud name “History”, but limit myself to the title “Historical sketch of the Field Engineering Troops”.
At the same time, encountering the need to personally become acquainted in even more detail with some of the documents located in the archives of the capitals, I was forced to complete my review on October 23, 1802, i.e. That was the time when the Engineering Department, having separated from the Artillery Department, received independent management and, so to speak, ended its vegetation and began to live a full life.
Aware of the incompleteness of my essay, I believe, despite all that, I have not lost sight of any of the most important events during the entire existence of the Field Engineering Troops. It seems to me that all the reforms and transformations that were carried out in the Field Engineering Troops with the Highest permission were included in this essay.