Nikolay Ivanovich Krasnov () (January 29, 1833 – September 15, 1900) was a major-general of the Imperial Russian Army. Nikolay Krasnov was born in the stanitsa Veshenskaya of the Don Voisko Province into the family of the Ataman of Don Cossack Voisko, lieutenant-general Ivan Krasnov (1800 –1871). He graduated from the 1st Cadets Corps in Saint Petersburg and since 1851 served at the Life Guards of Don Cavalry and Artillery Battery in the rank of praporshik. During Crimean War (1853–1856). In 1855, Krasnov took part in the Siege of Taganrog in the rank of sotnik, while his father, Lieutenant-General Ivan Krasnov, commanded the city's defense. In 1858, he graduated from the Academy of General Headquarters and served at the General Headquarters from 1860 to 1889. In 1863, Krasnov participated