Chernigov Regiment


The Chernihiv Regiment or the Regiment of Chernihiv was one of ten territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Zaporozhian Host. In 1781, the regiment was officially abolished, and territory was reformed into the Government of Chernigov, Russian Empire.
The Chernihiv Regiment was founded in 1648 during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Following the signing of the Treaty of Zboriv in 1649 it consisted of 7 sotnias, and had 997 registered cossacks. After Treaty of Pereyaslav very much parts of regiment was included to Nizhyn Regiment. With 1659 in regiment started creation new sotnias. After reformation Chernihiv Regiment in 1782 consisted of 16 sotnias: Bereznynska, Bilouska, Chernihiv regimental, Horodnyanska, Kyselivska, Lyubetska, Menska, Ponurnynska, Royiska, Sednivska, Slabynska, Sosnytska, Stolynska, Synyavska, Volynska, Vybelska,
According to documents of 1764, the regiment consisted of 9,838 land cossacks, and 19,810 helper cossacks.

Colonels

Martyn Nebaba
Stepan Podobailo
Ivan Vybelskyi
Onykii Sylych
Demian Mnohohrishnyi
Ivan Lysenko
Vasyl Mnohohrishnyi
Vasyl Dunin-Borkowskyi
Ivan Smoilovych
Iakiv Lyzohub
Iukhym Lyzohub
Pavlo Polubotok
In the XVIII century the position of colonel of the Chernihiv regiment was held by the protégés of the imperial government:
Myhailo Bohdanov
Volodymyr Izmailov
Ivan Bozhych
Petro Myloradovych .