/Sid 80, 81/ About one relative? Grandfather Aleksandry Ivanovny Arnold? Hristofore Hristoforoviche Knipere. /Sid 83/ Hristofor Hristoforovich Kniper 40th years of XIX century. Pencil figure of the unknown author. Hristofor Hristoforovich Kniper (1788? 1850) - the Russian officer, the councillor of state, The participant of the finnish campaign, Domestic Wars of 1812 and foreign campaigns. For Bravery nagrazhden a gold sword. The inspector of Caucasian mineral waters, The treasurer Moscow komissariatskoj the commissions. (The original is stored in a family album Kniperov in family Arnoldov). Brief biography Hristofora Hristoforovicha Knipera. Hristofor Hristoforovich Kniper was born on October, 5th, 1788 in Sankt- Petersburg, in family a staff-doctor of ?N®i-guards Horse regiment and the Most holy pravitelstvujushchego the Synod, councillor of state Hristofora Pavlovicha Knipera (1749 - 1818), received in 1803 nobiliary advantage with The diploma and the arms. It was brought up Hristofor Hristoforovich in voenno- The orphaned house (subsequently the Pavlovsk military school), upon termination of Which on February, 2nd, 1806 has been let out by the second lieutenant in 2-nd Egersky regiments (Then 96 Omsk infantry regiments); the chief regiment at that time consisted cousin Brother Hristofora Hristoforovicha colonel Paul Karlovich Kniper of 2-nd (1768 1809). The young officer has received the first baptism of fire in 1808 in The finnish campaign. It battled against the Swedish armies under cities Helsingfors (29.02) and Nikorleby (11.04) and villages Mutom (12.02), gostello (5.03), Pick Perho (27.06), Lanfertom (17 and 25.08). On September, 30th, 1808 Hristofor Hristoforovich has been made in lieutenants. For difference in battle 2, 3, on March, 4th and 5, 1809 at employment of Aland islands has received « the Highest Goodwill ». On March, 17th, 1810 H.H.Kniper has been translated from 2-nd egerskogo regiment in Grenadierial Arakcheev's column of regiments, and on November, 6th the same year it is made in shtabs- Captains. In Domestic war 1812 Hristofor Hristoforovich together with Grenadierial Arakcheev's column polkom has taken part in battle against The French armies within the limits of Russian empire: at a Smolensk (5.08), d. Lubin (7.08), S. Borodino (26.08), Tarutine (6.10), Small-nO«??aoµN (14.10). For the rendered bravery at village Borodino the order given on army The commander-in-chief prince of M. I.Kutuzov-Smolensk, nagrazhdyon an award Over Vladimir of 4-th degree (see also kn. « BORODINO. Documents, letters, Memoirs », Moscow, 1962 « the List about differed in battle on August, 26th 1812 of 1-st grenadierial division generals, shtab-and oberofitserov »: - the Column Arakcheev of regiments: Staff-captain KNIPER (ñòð.306)). In a campaign of 1813 H.H.Kniper participated in fights in Warsaw Duchy, Prussia, Silesia. For the rendered difference in battle on April, 20th, 1813 At M. Ljutsine (Saxony) the order on army from September, 27th, 1813 has received « The highest goodwill ». On May, 17th, 1813 at Kenigsvarte in attack H.H.Kniper's enemy avant guarde has been wounded in the left leg gun Bullet. For bravery in it to fight by the list on army it was nagrazhden The commander-in-chief the general-ot-infantery grafom Barclay-äå-Òîëëè Gold sword with an inscription « For bravery » (a tail-coat sign to this gold sword It is stored at us in family). In 1814 H.H.Kniper participated in end of a campaign against Napoleonic army a silver medal in memory of campaign 1812 also has received On December, 31st, 1815 it has been made in captains, and on November, 18th, 1816 - in Majors. On military service Hristofor Hristoforovich was till January, 17th 1818 when, owing to old wound in war 1812, has been dismissed from army with Grade of the lieutenant colonel. In January, 1820 H.H.Kniper has been appointed by the inspector Caucasian Mineral waters, but in this post consisted not for long - till February, 1821. On October, 12th, 1823 Hristofor Hristoforovich has been certain by the treasurer Moscow komissariatskoj the commissions. In 1824 it has received a grade outdoor The adviser, and in 1832 - the councillor of state. In a post of the treasurer Moscow komissariatskoj the commissions it has stayed till June, 6th, 1844 On To state of health it has been compelled to leave from a post of the treasurer, and worked up to Death on June, 23rd, 1850 the official at the same komissariatskoj the commissions. For Time of the work was nagrazhdyon p Anna's awards 2-nd item and Stanislav of 2-nd Item and signs for pure service for 25 and 30 years. H.H.Knipera's brief biography is made by its great-grandson Vsevolodom Nikolaevichem Arnoldom in 1971 under the kept official lists and lost at post To transfer to " the House book » Kniperov.