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
land warfare force
allowedReligion Catholicism
Islam
Judaism
alsoKnownAs Imperial Russian Army
surface form: Russian Imperial Army
composition Armenians
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
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
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
surface form: Armed forces of the Russian Empire
precededBy Muscovite army
Streltsy
problems inadequate equipment in World War I
logistical difficulties
shortage of officers
recruitment conscription
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
limited emphasis on modern small-unit tactics by early 20th century
usedEquipment Berdan rifle
Maxim machine gun
Mosin–Nagant rifle
field artillery
horse cavalry
usedLanguage Russian
usedScript Cyrillic script

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Maxim machine gun notableUser Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Kaunas Fortress operator Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Kay primaryOpponentOf Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian army
Battle of Kay commandStructureRussia Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Kay militaryBranchRussia Imperial Russian Army
Panorama of the Battle of Racławice depicts Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Alexander Suvorov allegiance Imperial Russian Army
Gatling guns usedBy Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Gatling gun
Aleksey Kuropatkin militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Burning of Moscow participant Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Demetrios Ypsilantis servedIn Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Pugachev Rebellion opponent Imperial Russian Army
Muscovite army followedBy Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Barclay de Tolly militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Carl von Clausewitz servedIn Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Army
Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau depicts Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian army
Inkerman involvedMilitaryForce Imperial Russian Army
Abram Petrovich Gannibal militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
January Uprising opponent Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Lermontov servedIn Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Aleksey Brusilov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Constantine Pavlovich of Russia militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Maloyaroslavets combatant Imperial Russian Army
Battle of the Moskva combatant Imperial Russian Army
Russian Second Army partOf Imperial Russian Army
Thin Red Line opponent Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian cavalry
Modest Mussorgsky employer Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Russian Army (as an officer in the Preobrazhensky Regiment)
Bombardment of Bomarsund combatant2 Imperial Russian Army
Russian coastal fortifications at Sveaborg garrisonedBy Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Shipka Pass defendedBy Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Akhaltsikhe (1853) combatantSide1 Imperial Russian Army
Levin August von Bennigsen employer Imperial Russian Army
Anglo-Russian invasion of Naples (1805) hasParticipant Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Army
Kerensky Offensive belligerent Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Army
Kerensky Offensive militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Russian Army remnants
Order of St. Vladimir associatedWith Imperial Russian Army
Order of St. Anna usedIn Imperial Russian Army
Alexis Pantchoulidzew militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Grigory Semyonov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Ivan Paskevich militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Kiev Infantry Junker School operatedBy Imperial Russian Army
Kiev Infantry Junker School regionServed Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Russian Army officer corps
The Career of a Tsarist Officer mainSubject Imperial Russian Army
General Pavel Liprandi militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Pavel Liprandi
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army