Military command of military-economic formations in Ukraine in the first half of the 19th century as an element of the top of the military-political elite

Abstract

The article examines and analyzes the history of the formation and development of the military command of military-economic formations in Ukraine in the first half of the 19th century. Research methods. An important aspect of the methodological basis is the use of general scientific and special scientific methods: analysis and synthesis, historical, biographical, classification, problem-chronological. Scientific novelty is that for the first time the military leadership of military-economic formations in Ukraine, participation in the development and implementation of projects on the organization of military settlements of cavalry have been comprehensively investigated. Among the higher military and political command, an experienced commander, cavalry general, intelligence officer, earl Ivan Witt (1781–1840) was chosen to implement the plan to create settled structures on the territory of Ukraine. Conclusions. So, the data we obtained allow us to state that the cavalry general, scout, earl Ivan Witt entered the structure of the military and political elite in Ukraine in the first half of the 19th century. An important initial indicator of military-political "elitism" was the ownership of great counts and princes. Earl I. Witt became one of the most influential and trusted military leaders of the governments of Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I, received a number of awards. He proposed measures to improve the military-settlement system in Ukraine. Thanks to his experience, professionalism, initiative and brilliant organizational skills, commanding skills of a military leader and charisma, the cavalry settlement quickly switched to food from the land at a lower cost than the infantry settlement