Anton Gizetti Major General, military historian. Date of Birth: 11.07.1836

Content:

1. Birth and Early Service
2. - Promoted to Ensign in 1858.
3. Service in the Caucasus
4. Retirement and Historical Work
5. Major Historical Work
6. - A unique work based on primary sources and official documents.
7. Death and Legacy

Birth and Early Service

- General Anton Lyudvigovich Gizettiwas born on 11th June, 1836.
- Completed his education at the Odessa Richelieu Lyceum.

- Joined the service in 1855 as a non-commissioned officer in the Podolsk Infantry Regiment.

- Promoted to Ensign in 1858.

Military Career
- Graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff in 1863.
- Commissioned to the General Staff in 1865.
- Promoted to Captain in 1871.
- Appointed head of troop movement in the Vilna Military District.
- Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1875.

- Served as senior clerk in the office of the troop movement committee from 1875 to 1882.

- Appointed acting chief of staff of the 39th Infantry Division in the Caucasus in 1882.

Service in the Caucasus

- Spent the remainder of his career serving in the Caucasus.

- Held the final post of chief of staff of the local troops of the Caucasian Military District.

Retirement and Historical Work

- Retired from service in 1890 due to health issues.
- Devoted himself to military historical studies.
- Specialized in the history of the Caucasus.

- Actively participated in the editorial work of the journal "Kavkazsky Sbornik" (Caucasian Collection).

Major Historical Work

- Published his first major work, "Chronicle of the Caucasian Troops," in 1896.

- A unique work based on primary sources and official documents.

- Detailed the chronological development of Russian regular troops in the Caucasus from the 18th century.

- Included transformations, changes, and military honors of various units.

- Published the first continuation of the "Chronicle," covering the years 1895-1908, in 1906.

Death and Legacy

- Passed away in Tiflis (present-day Tbilisi) in 1911.

- Left behind a significant body of historical writing on the Caucasus.

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