Editing Pyotr Krasnov (section)

== World War I and Revolution ==
During [[World War I]] he commanded the [[2nd Combined Cossack Division (Russian Empire)|2nd Combined Cossack Division]] from 1915 to 1917, and in September–October 1917, the [[3rd Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire)|3rd Cavalry Corps]]. During the [[Brusilov offensive]] in the summer of 1916, the 2nd Combined Cossack Division was the first unit to achieve a breakthrough against Austro-Hungarian positions at the [[Battle of Lutsk]], and Krasnov was injured by a bullet to the leg.{{sfn|Smirnov|2002|pages=322–323}} He was put in command of the [[3rd Cavalry Corps (Russian Empire)|3rd Cavalry Corps]] in September 1917 after elements of it took part in the [[Kornilov affair]] against the [[Russian Provisional Government]].{{sfn|Smirnov|2002|pages=326–329}} He restored discipline and morale among the 3rd Corps following the Kornilov affair, but initially tried to stay out of politics.{{sfn|Mueggenberg|2019|page=44}}

During the [[October Revolution]] of 1917, the deposed [[Directorate (Russia)|head]] of the Russian Provisional Government [[Alexander Kerensky]] appointed Krasnov commander of the 700 [[Cossacks]] who marched on [[Petrograd]] from [[Pskov]] ({{OldStyleDate |November|1917|October}}) to suppress the [[Bolshevik]] revolt (see [[Kerensky-Krasnov uprising]]). These Cossacks were from two regiments of the [[1st Don Cossack Division]]. On 15 November, Bolshevik troops surrounded [[Gatchina Palace]], and took Krasnov prisoner, but he was soon released by [[Leon Trotsky]], whereupon he made his way to the [[Don (river)|Don]].<ref name="wc">{{cite book |last1=Chamberlin |first1=William |title=The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921 |date=1935 |publisher=The Macmillan Company |location=New York |pages=328–332}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Deutscher |first1=Isaac |title=The Prophet: The Life of Leon Trotsky |date=5 January 2015 |publisher=Verso Books |isbn=978-1-78168-721-5 |pages=339–340 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGznDwAAQBAJ&q=isaac+deutscher+trotsky |language=en}}</ref>{{sfn|Smirnov|2002|page=329}}{{sfn|Mueggenberg|2019|page=44}}