Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov was a Russian general during World War I and the Russian Civil War.
11 Facts About Nikolai Baratov
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Nikolai Baratov entered the military in 1882, and graduated from the Konstantinovskoe Artillery School and the Saint Petersburg Military Engineering-Technical University in 1885.
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Nikolai Baratov commanded a squadron of dragoons from 1893 to 1894, and was assigned to the Stavropol Cossack Cadet School as an instructor from 1895 to 1897.
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Nikolai Baratov was promoted to colonel in the cavalry in July 1900.
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Nikolai Baratov became chief of staff of the Consolidated Cavalry Corps from August 1905 to March 1906, when he was promoted to major general.
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Nikolai Baratov's task was to counter the pro-German forces in Persia, and to link Russian forces with the British expeditionary forces in Persia.
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Nikolai Baratov was decorated with the Order of St George of the Fourth degree in October, 1916.
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Nikolai Baratov was made a general of cavalry on September 8,1917.
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In June 1919, General Denikin, leader of the anti-Soviet Volunteer Army and the Armed Forces of South Russia, sent Nikolai Baratov to settle uneasy relations with Democratic Republic of Georgia, with the promise of security to Georgia's northern borders in reward for free passage of White Movement forces through Georgia.
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On September 13,1919, Nikolai Baratov was heavily wounded in a terrorist incident in Tiflis, resulting in the amputation of his leg.
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From March to April 1920 Nikolai Baratov served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the South Russian government.