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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Dmitry Milyutin employer Imperial Russian Army
Vladimir Sukhomlinov employer Imperial Russian Army
Vladimir Sukhomlinov memberOf Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Belyaev militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Three-Line Rifle standardServiceRifleOf Imperial Russian Army
Sergei Mosin employer Imperial Russian Army
Léon Nagant designedFor Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Shevardino Redoubt combatant Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Ostrołęka combatant Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian army
Battle of Ostrołęka opponentOf Imperial Russian Army
Inspectorate of Infantry of the Russian Empire partOf Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: armed forces of the Russian Empire
War in Defense of the Constitution belligerent Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Mir (1792) combatant Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial forces
Boris Mellin militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Bar Confederation significantOpposingForce Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
main Russian service rifle before Mosin–Nagant usedBy Imperial Russian Army
subject surface form: Berdan rifle
Battle of Krasnoi combatant Imperial Russian Army
Nikolay Yevdokimov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Sergey Rozanov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
War of 1792 belligerent Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Zieleńce combatant2 Imperial Russian Army
Krnka rifle usedBy Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Empire Army
Battle of Vitebsk combatant Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Dubienka hasParticipant Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Castricum militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Boruszkowce opposingForce Imperial Russian Army
Alexander Khrushchov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Tarutino combatant Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Racławice hasParticipant Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army units
Siege of Kaunas (1915) defendedBy Imperial Russian Army
this entity surface form: Russian Imperial Army
Battle of Maciejowice opponent Imperial Russian Army