Imperial Russian Army
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The Imperial Russian Army was the land warfare force of the Russian Empire, active until the 1917 Revolution and known for its vast size, multinational composition, and major role in European conflicts such as the Napoleonic Wars and World War I.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
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land warfare force ⓘ |
| allowedReligion |
Catholicism
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Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imperial Russian Army
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surface form:
Russian Imperial Army
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| composition |
Armenians
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Baltic Germans ⓘ Central Asian peoples ⓘ Finns ⓘ Georgians ⓘ Poles ⓘ Russians ⓘ Ukrainians ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| disintegratedDuring |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
February Revolution
Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
October Revolution
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| dissolvedFollowing |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
|
| endTime | 1917 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Boxer Rebellion
ⓘ
Crimean War ⓘ Balkan Wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Balkan War (as ally and observer in region)
French invasion of Russia ⓘ 1848 revolutions ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Kościuszko Uprising ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ November Uprising ⓘ Patriotic War of 1812 ⓘ Polish–Russian War (1792) ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Russo-Turkish Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ War of the Third Coalition ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Red Army
ⓘ
Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army
|
| garrison |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| hadBranch |
Cossack troops
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artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| influencedBy |
French military doctrine
ⓘ
Prussian military reforms ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced White movement forces in Russian Civil War
ⓘ
precursor of Soviet Red Army structures ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Emperor of All the Russias
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar of All the Russias
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Austerlitz
ⓘ
Battle of Borodino ⓘ Battle of Leipzig ⓘ Battle of Mukden ⓘ Brusilov Offensive ⓘ Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Aleksey Brusilov
ⓘ
Alexander Suvorov ⓘ Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich ⓘ Ivan Paskevich ⓘ Mikhail Barclay de Tolly ⓘ Mikhail Kutuzov ⓘ Nikolai Yudenich ⓘ Pyotr Bagration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large conscript army
ⓘ
multinational composition ⓘ role in European balance of power ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Russian Army
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Armed forces of the Russian Empire
|
| precededBy |
Muscovite army
ⓘ
Streltsy ⓘ |
| problems |
inadequate equipment in World War I
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logistical difficulties ⓘ shortage of officers ⓘ |
| recruitment |
conscription
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long-term service ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Eastern Orthodox ⓘ |
| sizeAtPeak | over 12 million personnel ⓘ |
| startTime | 1721 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Nicholas I of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of Russia
War Ministry of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| symbol |
Imperial double-headed eagle of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
double-headed eagle of the Russian Empire
|
| trainingDoctrine |
emphasis on massed infantry formations
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limited emphasis on modern small-unit tactics by early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
Berdan rifle
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Maxim machine gun ⓘ Mosin–Nagant rifle ⓘ field artillery ⓘ horse cavalry ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| usedScript | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
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Russian Imperial Army
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Russian field army in the Seven Years' War
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Russian Imperial Army
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Russian Imperial Army
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Russian Empire forces
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Imperial Russian Army ranks
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Imperial Russian cavalry
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Imperial Russian Army officer corps
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Russian Imperial Army
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Russian Army
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Armed forces of the Russian Empire
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Armed Forces of the Russian Empire
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Imperial Russian armed forces
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Russian Imperial Army