Napoleonic
Russian Army 1813

Europe

List R19N

by Mark Bevis

1. The Guard

1st Guard Division:

1st Brigade:

    Preobcazenski Regiment: 3 Bttns@ 4 coys, 764 men
    Semonovski Regiment: 3 Bttns

2nd Brigade:

    Ismailovski Regiment: 3 Bttns
    Life Guard Jagers Regiment: 2 Bttns
    Equipage de Marine Bttn

2nd Guard Division

1st Brigade:

    Lithuania (Litovski) Regiment: 2 Bttns
    Life Guard Grenadier Regiment: 3 Bttns

2nd Brigade:

    Pavlov Regiment: 3 Bttns
    Finland Jager Regiment: 3 Bttns
    Guard Sapper Battalion: 4 companies

3 Heavy Batteries@ 8x 12pdr guns, 4x 18pdr Licornes
3 Light Batteries@ 8x 6pdr guns, 4x 9pdr Licornes
2 Horse Batteries@ 12x 6pdr guns

2 Guard Cuirassier Regiments
1 Garde du Corps Cuirassier Regiment
1 Guard Hussar Regiment
1 Guard Uhlan Regiment
1 Guard Dragoon Regiment
1 Guard Cossack Regiment
1 Guard Mounted Jagers Regiment
2 Cavalry DHQs. Each Regiment has 6 Sqns & 1 Depot Sqn@ 159 men?
1 Guard Garrison Bttn: 4 companies

2. Line Infantry

30 Division HQs, 17 Depot Division HQs, sharing:
14 Grenadier Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ 738 men
96 Infantry Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ 738 men (average 600 men)
50 Jager Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ 600 men average
97 Garrison Bttns
At least 48 Depot Line Bttns@ about 300 men
At least 24 Depot Jager Bttns@ 300 men
At least 16 Depot Grenadier Bttns@ 240 men

3. Line Cavalry


10 Cuirassier Regiments@ 6 Sqns, 1 Depot Sqn
18 Dragoon Regiments@ 6 Sqns, 1 Depot Sqn
12 Uhlan Regiments@ 6 sqns, 1 Depot Sqn
12 Hussar Regiments@ 6 Sqns, 1 Depot Sqn
8 Mounted Jager Regiments@ 6 Sqns, 1 Depot Sqn
123 Depot Cavalry Squadrons
8 Cavalry Division HQs, 8 Depot Cavalry Division HQs

4. Artillery


44 Heavy (Position) Batteries@ 8x 12pdr guns, 4x 18pdr Licornes
58 Light Batteries@ 8x 6pdr guns, 4x 9pdr Licornes
22 Horse Batteries@ 12x 6pdr guns
(28 of above are from reserves and Depots)

5. Opelchenie Militia

6 Jager Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ 300-480 men
70 Foot Cossack Regiments
68 Horse Cossack Regiments
1 Hussar Regiment
2 Pike Regiments
70 Opelchenie Cohorts@

    1 Jager Bttn: 480 men, muskets
    2 Bttns@ 800 men, 8' Pikes, axes
    1 Grenadier Company: 100 men, muskets

for a total of 220,000 troops

6. Cossacks

Don Cossacks: 86 Regiments@ 580 men, 3 horse batteries@ 12x 12pdr guns
Black Sea Cossacks: 10 Cavalry, 10 Foot regiments@ 5 sotnias
4 Tarter Regiments@ 5 sotnias, bows
Astrachan: 1 Cavary Regiment
Orenburg: 1 large cavalry regiment; 10 sotnias
Ural Cossacks: 10 Cavalry regiments@ 5 sotnias
Bug Cossacks: 3 Cavalry regiments@ 5 sotnias
Siberian Cossacks: 10 Cavalry Regiments@ 5 sotnias, 2 horse batteries
Kamchatka Cossacks: 1 Cavalry and 1 Foot regiment
Ukraine Cossacks: 4 Cavalry Regiments@ 8 sotnias
Crimean Cossacks: 4 Cavalry Regiments, 2 horse batteries
Kalmucks: 2 cavalry regiments@ 5 sotnias, bows
Bashkirs: 2 cavalry regiments@ 5 sotnias, bows, chainmail

7. Russo-German Legion

1 Division HQ
2 Infantry Brigades@ 3 Musketeer Bttns
1 Jager Company or Battalion
2 Hussar Regiments
2 Horse Batteries
0 or 1 Foot Batteres
1 Musketeer Battalion

8. Typical Organisations

Infantry Division:
2 Bdes@ 2 Musketeer Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ about 600 men
1 Bde: 2 Jager Regiment: 2 Bttns
1 Heavy Battery
2 Light Batteries

Depot Infantry Division:
2 Regiments@ 3 Musketeer Bttns@ 300 men
1 Jager Regiment: 3 Bttns@ 300 men
1 Grenadier Regiment: 2 Bttns@ 240 men
1 Light Battery, possibly more artillery


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