3) It is hardly true that Minich drew up the project in accordance with de Coulomb’s opinion, because: 1) Minikh always found knowledge in those subordinate to him to a lesser extent than they actually had, and 2) Gen. de Coulon soon left the Corps of Engineers. At the beginning of 1730 he was already the Chief Commandant of the. Vyborg, and the allowance he received as director of the fortification (2445 rubles) went to Minich.:
4) The Engineering Office, according to the staff on June 3, 1728, consisted of: a secretary, a protocol keeper, a registrar, 2 clerks and 6 cochists; she was entitled to 2 guards and 200 rubles. for office expenses. All contents of the Office cost 1,576 rubles. per year. Moreover, Engineering Generals and Staff Officers, as appointed by the Director General, were present to review and discuss it.
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was the General Director, to whom the Engineering Troops were subordinate, both in combat and in artificial and scientific units.
3) The Engineer Regiment was newly formed, and new staff of the Miner Company was approved.
In addition to the post of General Director, the Fortification Office was established, with its subordination to the General Director for combat, artificial and scientific units, and for the economic part he was only its chairman and did not touch the reports on the use of sums!), the office itself did not verify them, but, comparing the results with all bills, forwarded to the counting office.
According to the above states, approved on July 3, 1728, the number of ranks in the Mineral Company was almost tripled. In total, there were 5 officers in the company, and 206 lower ranks (tbh, which are now called combatants, there were 177 people). The lower ranks were armed with fusees (i.e., guns) with bayonets and swords with copper edges. There were 2 drummers in the mouth. For mine warfare, the mouth had 36 pairs of pistols for miners.
All miners, corporals and furiers were given backpacks and little cans with tins for carrying gunpowder and bullets. The floats were worn on a belt over the left shoulder.
In general, the composition of the Mineral Company, in terms of its numbers, almost fully corresponded to the infantry company of that time. In terms of its weapons and equipment, it belonged to the category of combat units.
So, we see that the Field Engineer Troops were organized as fully combat units and were not classified as working teams.
In the Mineral Company, according to the staff on July 3, 1728, the following ranks were established, whose duties, according to the definition of the Military Charter of Peter the Great of 1716 2), were as follows:
1) Sergeant (8). They were entrusted with the following: “All evening, take the password from Malor” (this is in Phot, and in the Minernaya mouth it is necessary, from the artillery authorities) “or the adjutant and bring it to his officers in the company and make a detailed statement that he is also ordered to eat with the password. On a campaign he always walked, sometimes behind, sometimes in front, sometimes on the sides of the company. He diligently ensures that the shirts and rows are maintained; However, the corporation has its appointed place on the right side. Lying on it was a lot of evil stuff in the mouth; For this reason, it is necessary for him to reach the highest rank, in order to know all his proper actions.
2) Kapralov (16). (Corresponds to the current rank of non-commissioned officer
1) P.S. Zak. Ross. Im., Book. States, vol. KhPI, part G, p. 46, No. 5277. 2) P.S. Zak. Ross. Im., vol. U, No. 3006.
cera). This is how the Military Regulations of Peter the Great speaks about their duties: “It is proper for the Corporal to take care of all his soldiers, in the morning % in the evening ‘to be, and if any of them is inclined to the evil oyuiltay, then he must be careful and in every possible way forbid % from letting them go into Cards and other things; and if someone disobeys him appears, it is appropriate for him to tell the sergeant about it. He stands at his corporate headquarters in the front row on the right side.”
3) Captainarm (2). (Their duty was different from what it is now: they corresponded to the title of weapons manager). The charter says about them this way: “He takes gunpowder and lead and distributes it to the soldiers, and makes sure that the charges are fired properly. On a campaign, he is always at his box, but he has to supervise the gun, inspect it for proper alignment, see if it’s all worn out, and what kind of flints are attached, so are the frogs, order the Voldate weapons to be repaired and give the answer to Catilan.”