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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painting "Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland" by Ernest Meissonier depictsSide Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland
this entity surface form: Russian army
Wrangel militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Pyotr Wrangel
Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Pultusk combatantSide Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Battle of Pułtusk
Bennigsen militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Levin August von Bennigsen
Bennigsen commanded Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Levin August von Bennigsen
Bennigsen servedIn Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Levin August von Bennigsen
Naval Cadet Corps, Saint Petersburg hasAffiliation Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Russian armed forces
Muravyov-Karsky militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Eastern Front of the Crimean War hasParticipant Imperial Russian Army
Baturyn perpetrator Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Baturyn massacre
this entity surface form: Imperial Russian troops
Baturyn destroyedBy Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Russian troops
Battle of Limanowa belligerent Imperial Russian Army
Siege of Przemyśl attacker Imperial Russian Army
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (person’s given name) militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Alma River battleParticipantsAtLocation Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Michael Pavlovich of Russia militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Imamate of the Caucasus primaryEnemy Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian imperial army
Aleksey Yermolov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Alexander Baryatinsky militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Alexander Baryatinsky partOf Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Russian officer corps
Soviet field armies evolvedFrom Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Imperial Russian Army field armies
Battle of Eylau involvedMilitaryUnit Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Pavel Pestel militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Georg Wilhelm de Gennin employer Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov memberOf Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
Yakov Slashchov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Alexander Samsonov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Don Cossacks militaryServiceFor Imperial Russian Army
Afrikan Bogaevsky militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Vsevolod Pudovkin militaryService Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Army
Russo-Persian War 1804–1813 opponent Imperial Russian Army
Russo-Persian War 1826–1828 hasParticipant Imperial Russian Army
General Peter Gorchakov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Peter Gorchakov
General Peter Gorchakov militaryService Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Peter Gorchakov
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Vasily Tatishchev militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Army
Mikhail Vorontsov allegiance Imperial Russian Army
Sergei Muravyov-Apostol allegiance Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Zorndorf combatant Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Army
Naissaar wasUsedBy Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Empire military
Count Grigory Orlov employer Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Grigory Orlov
Russian military fort of Verny garrisonedBy Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Pyotr Rumyantsev militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Grigory Potemkin employer Imperial Russian Army
Petrograd garrison partOf Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Army
Petrograd garrison partOf Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Brienne (1814) combatant Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian army
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia servedIn Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Mad Baron servedIn Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Roman von Ungern-Sternberg