Nikolai Karl Gregor Freiherr[2] von Krüdener (Nikolay Pavlovich Kridener; Николай Павлович Криденер; 10 March 1811 – 17 February 1891) was a Baltic German infantry general.

In 1833 he entered the Imperial Military Academy and after graduation was general staff of the army where he was in charge of various administrative duties.

Promoted major general in 1859, he took command of the Volyn Imperial Russian Guard Regiment.

He was in command of the 9th Army corps during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and conquered the city of Nikopol on July 16, 1877 (O.S.

Thereafter he was in command of the Russian forces during the first battle of Plevna on July 8–18, 1877 where he was defeated.