This serves as the best proof that Emperor Peter | was fully aware that the technical element of the Field Engineering Department, in addition to studying it theoretically, also requires practical training, without which he cannot engage in combat with the enemy and should not expect proper success. Practical work in this area, to which Peter the Great constantly paid special attention, brought certain benefits.
The technical element of siege art, at the end of the reign of Peter, according to General Laskovsky, “reached a certain degree of perfection in practical terms,” to what extent, it is difficult to determine, both due to the lack of official information, and because at the same time the sovereign did not have the opportunity to apply this art to action.
1) Eng. Arch., total. meme. No. 91; Mater. for history Eng. Claim., ©. Laskovsky, part P, 1861
The composition of the Field Engineering Troops during the Administration of General Minich (1727-1742).
Appointed General Minich as Chief Director. The beginning of the independent position of the Engineering Directorate and the separation of the Mineral Company from the Artillery. Nominal list of ranks of the Mineral Company in 1727 Instructions General. Minikha. Destruction of the division of Engineers into field and garrison and division into three parts. States of the Engineer Regiment and Miner Company 1728 Appointed by General. Minich—General Feldzeichmeister and the establishment of the office of Artillery and Fortification. Order of 1730 on the admission of foreigners to the Engineering Troops. The rights of the Engineering Troops are compared with other types of weapons while they are outside the borders of the Empire.
1727 After the death of Peter 1, May 23, 1727, General von Minich was appointed “Oberz-director of fortifications.” This is what they say about appointed! and General. Minikh in the original resolution laid down by Emperor Peter II, on the “condition” proposed by General Minikh to the Russian government, according to which he wanted to serve in Russia for another 10 years. “With her the Imperial Majesty bestows upon the State-
Dina-von-Manizha is full Generals and at the same time deigns to be in charge of the fortifications of the entire Russian Empire, the chief director and for this reason all engineers are kept in 5 ez0 commands and he is 10d5 in charge of the Military College 1).”
On June 22, 1727, General Minich was entrusted with all matters relating to the Engineering Department, and it was ordered that in everything related to the Engineering Department, contact him in addition to the Main Artillery. This marked the beginning of a separate and independent position of the Engineering Department in Rosai.
General Minich, taking over the management of the engineering corps, sent to the Military Collegium, on June 13, 1727, a “humble report” that the Engineering Corps was placed under his command without the Miner Company, which remained in the military and artillery. On August 2, 1727, a decree was passed on the transfer of the Mineral Company from the General Feldzeichmeister, General. Ginther “in disposition” Gen. Minikha.
As a result of this decree came from the general. Ginther issued an order dated August 16, 1727, of which I quote the original text:
Promemoria °).
"Out of the evil artillery, zeneral $ nadz vortiyikay oberz-director and cavalier lospodin @on.-Miniau. I sow avzust 8 days in the decree of the Majesty's Ro Tiperatorskaya from the Military Collegiate to the evil artillery it is written, so that the miner company, with all those found in that company, alienate the co-workers to your command, the general of the cavalier and the chief director, because that company does not belong to the artillery, and on the 10th day of the Elo Imperial Majesty’s decree, and according to the most glorious artillery, this mining company with all the officers located with it, which was in the house. artillery to give to the command of your lord general cavalier 1st chief director, making this company 0berz and underzovitser and private soldiers send a list to your lord general cavalier & chief director at this promemory # 10 lord general $ above vortiyezhatsami obel-director and gentleman bon.-
1) P.S. Zak. Ross. Imp. T. USh, No. 5277. East. very good Eng. Ex. in Russia, A. Savelyeva, 1879 2) From Artil. Archive, Dala of the General Howl. St. No. 73. Primachate: Presidential localities, equal in their administrative
Meaningfully they communicated among themselves with “prompts”, the lower ones brought “full-term” to the higher ones; “decrees” were sent from higher to lower.