Raising of the new dragoon regiments in 1701-02 (набор Золотой Палаты 1700-01)

After Campaign of 1700 Peter I decided to convert existing Reitar cavalry (gentry obliged to keep military service in return for land property & salary) into new Dragoon cavalry (personal obligation without any link with land fiefs). In December 1700 he announced revision of the gentry in 88 towns (regions) excluding Moscow, Novgorod, Pskov, Smolensk, Southern & Siberian towns. The Revision was done by department/ministry called “Zolotaya Palata” (Золотая Палата = Chamber of Gold). It was responsible for accounting of the state incomes. After it the raising of the new Dragoon regiments in 1701 also called “Nabor Zolotoy Palaty” (Набор Золотой Палаты = Chamber of Gold’s Recruitment). The Revision of 1700-01 gave 27 245 men, incl. 644 unfit for military service. They were divided into 2 ratings. 11 147 men were called on service right away in spring 1701. The rest stayed at homes but were obliged to join service at first call. In 1701-02 in Moscow were created 12 new Dragoon units:

	Russian name	English name	# in Rabinovich	Name in 1706
1	Кропотов, Семен Иванович	Kropotov, Semen	543	Troitck
2	Мещерский, Никита Федорович	Mesherskiy, Nikita	544	Novgorod
3	Малина, Александр Александрович	De Mullin, Alexander	546	Sibir
4	Львов, Иван Иванович	Lvov, Ivan	550	Astrakhan
5	Жданов, Михаил Степанович	Zdanov, Mikhail	551	Vladimir
6	Шеншин, Данила Романович	Shenshin, Danila	549	Kazan
7	Новиков, Федор Аристович	Novikov, Fedor	548	Pskov
8	Полуэктов, Никита Иванович	Poluactov, Nikita	547	S-Peterburg
9	Рагозин, Афонасий Гаврилович	Ragozin, Afonasiy	545	Perm
10	Деолов, Петр Михайлович	De Olive, Peter	557	Tver
11	Малолетний полк	Juvenile or Youthful	552	-
12	Рота при Золотой Палате и Приказе Казанского Дворца	Chamber of Gold & Kazan Palace Dragoon coy	-	-

Notes:

·        Regiments (# 1-10) were of 10 coys, incl. 30-32 officers & about 1,000 other ranks.

·        Troops # 1-9 & # 11-12 were created in spring-summer 1701. De Olive’s regiment was created in spring 1702.

·        Regiments # 1-8 were sent in July-August 1701 to the Main army in Novgorod & Pskov. Regiment # 9 was sent in 1701 to Taganrog (near Azov) & in 1701-02 was called Reitar, not Dragoon.

·        Juveline regiment was created as a cadet school. In 1701-02 it was in Arkhangelsk, then disbanded, troops added to other regiments

Below are details about the Recruitment in Russian (number of noblemen by regions)

Сводные данные о разборе драгун в Золотой Палате, между 27 августа и 5 сентября 1701

Ист: Волынский Н.П. Ук. соч. Кн. 3, Приложение XXVII, № 1, с. 119-135 [ниже приведены только итоговые листы со сводными данными]