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 Russian Imperial Army
composition Armenians
Baltic Germans
Central Asian peoples
Finns
Georgians
Poles
Russians
Ukrainians
country Russian Empire
disintegratedDuring February Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution

October Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution
dissolvedFollowing Russian Revolution of 1917
linked to: Russian Revolution
endTime 1917
engagedIn Boxer Rebellion
Crimean War
First Balkan War (as ally and observer in region)
linked to: Balkan Wars

French invasion of Russia
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
linked to: 1848 revolutions

Kościuszko Uprising
Napoleonic Wars
November Uprising
Patriotic War of 1812
Polish–Russian War (1792)
Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
linked to: Russo-Turkish Wars

War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Third Coalition
World War I
followedBy Red Army
Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army
linked to: Red Army
garrison Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
hadBranch Cossack troops
artillery
cavalry
engineers
infantry
headquartersLocation Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
influencedBy French military doctrine
Prussian military reforms
legacy influenced White movement forces in Russian Civil War
precursor of Soviet Red Army structures
loyalty 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 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 Emperor of Russia
War Ministry of the Russian Empire
symbol 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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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim memberOf Imperial Russian cavalry
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Soviet military officers hadRankStructureBasedOn Imperial Russian Army ranks
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Soviet armed forces precededBy Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Army alsoKnownAs Russian Imperial Army
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Army partOf Armed forces of the Russian Empire
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
RKKA precededBy Imperial Russian Army
Leopold I of Belgium militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
1905 Russian Revolution opposedBy Imperial Russian Army
Bloody Sunday (1905) opposingForce Imperial Russian Army
Prince Menshikov partOf Imperial Russian armed forces
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Gorchakov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Tukhachevsky servedIn Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Alma combatant Imperial Russian Army
Anton Denikin militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Anton Denikin allegiance Imperial Russian Army
Battle of Inkerman combatantForce Imperial Russian Army
Pyotr Wrangel militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Decembrist revolt participant Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Kutuzov allegiance Imperial Russian Army
Austro-Hungarian Army conflict Russian Imperial Army
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Danube campaign opponent Russian Army
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Mannerheim family hasMemberActiveIn Imperial Russian Army
Pyotr Bagration militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Artillery School of Saint Petersburg operatedBy Imperial Russian Army
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Pyotr Saltykov commanded Russian field army in the Seven Years' War
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Pyotr Saltykov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Caucasus Military District partOf Imperial Russian Army
Siege of Port Arthur involvedBranch Imperial Russian Army
Nikolai Yudenich allegiance Imperial Russian Army
Nikolai Yudenich militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Lavr Kornilov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Lavr Kornilov sideInConflict Imperial Russian Army
Lavr Kornilov memberOf Imperial Russian Army officer corps
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Alekseyev militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Pyotr Krasnov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Boris Shaposhnikov militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Navy partOf Armed Forces of the Russian Empire
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Ottoman air units engagedOpponent Russian Empire forces
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Patriotic War of 1812 hasParticipant Imperial Russian Army
November Uprising opponent Imperial Russian Army
War Ministry of the Russian Empire responsibleFor Imperial Russian Army
Mosin–Nagant rifle usedBy Imperial Russian Army
Kościuszko Uprising participant Russian Imperial Army
linked to: Imperial Russian Army
Berdan rifle usedBy Imperial Russian Army
Berdan rifle adoptedBy Imperial Russian Army
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich militaryBranch Imperial Russian Army