Nikola Markov Rjaskov

Gabrovo 6.12.1856 – ?
Education
Secondary school at Gabrovo Aprilov Gymnasium; Sofia Military School (1879); Officers’ Artillery School at Tsarskoe Selo (1883) and Imperatorskaya Nikolaevskaya General Staff Academy in Sankt-Petersburg, Russia (1885).
Biographical data
1875-1877 1876	Teacher in the secondary school at Dryanovo Took part in the April uprising, fighting at Dryanovo monastery
Military service
04.08.1877 01.09.1878 03.01.1878 10.05.1879 ? 1883-1885 09.1885 08.1887 1.01.1894 1.01.1895 1896 – 1905 12.05.1905 02.08.1917	Enlisted as private, serving in the 10th Opalchenie battalion, fighting at Shipka Volunteer’s command in Plovdiv Sofia Military School Served in the 3rd Tarnovska battery Junior adjutant in the Administration of the artillery in Ruse In Russia Commander of the 6th battery in the 2nd artillery regiment during the war against Serbia Commander of the 4th artillery regiment Deputy Adjutant of the Head of the Artillery Head of the fortress artillery Head of the fortress artillery and Inspector of the Armaments Artillery Inspector Retired
Ranks
04.08.1877 08.1877 03.02.1879 10.05.1879 01.11.1879 30.08.1882 30.08.1885 13.08.1887 01.01.1892 01.01.1896 18.05.1905	Private Non commissioned officer Portepée Junker (Senior Cadet) Ensign 2nd Lieutenant Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenat Colonel Colonel Major General
Remarks
Biography and pictures at Boinaslava in Dibo’s bio.