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Sourse: Etat nouveau De toutes les Troupes tant régulières qu'irregulières de l'Imperatrice de toute la Russie, comme elles étoient effectivement L'an 1758. Augsbourg, 1758. (link)
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| Russian Horse grenadier, 1740-50s Гренадер драгунских полков в колете, 1740-50е (drawing by A. Averianov, "Военный сборник" Вып. 1) |
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| Major G. Lesli, unkn. author Секунд-майор Пермского драгунского полка Г.Ю. Лесли, неизв. худ. ("Военный сборник" Вып 1) |
Cossacks
|
1740
|
1755
|
Don
|
14 000
|
15 732
|
Volga
|
1 057
|
1 061
|
Yaik (Ural)
|
3 196
|
3 574
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Grebenskie (North Caucus)
|
500
|
495
|
Azov
|
365
|
513
|
Chuguev
|
377
|
543
|
Khoper
|
222
|
122
|
Slobodske
|
n.d.
|
5 925
|
Bakhmut
|
n.d.
|
311
|
Orenburg
|
n.d.
|
4 858
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Stavropol Kalmyks
|
n.d.
|
830
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| Russian Horse Grenadier officer 1756-59 Their caps were canceled on 29 Dec 1759 |
| Army Division/Corps | Irregulars | Paper Strength | Color of dress | comments |
| 1st Division GL Lopukhin | Baptized Kalmyks | 500 | Red | Light-yellow cloth for hats |
| Cavalry of 1st Division under GM Schilling | Mesheryaky | 500 | Green | Tartars from Kama river area |
| 2nd Division GL Brown | Bashkirs | 500 | Green | |
| Cavalry of 2nd Division GM Rumiantcev | Tartars | 500 | Blue | Tartars from Kazan area |
| Observation Corps | Orthodox Kalmyks | 300 | Red | Light-yellow cloth for hats |
| Chuguev Cossacks regiment | 500 | red | Both Cossacks & Kalmyks | |
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| Don Cossack around 1774 Донской казак ок 1774 (Висковатов конечно же...) |
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1. Cossacks colonel 2. Cossack of Kharkovskiy Reg. 3. Cossack of Akhtyrskiy Reg. Drawing by I. Averin (Military magazine "Voin" # 11, 2003) |
regiment | strength | Regimental color |
Sumskiy | 1,300 | Light-blue |
Akhtyrskiy | 1,193 | Green |
Kharkovskiy | 823 | Yellow |
Ostrogozskiy | 775 | Orange |
Izumskiy | 740 | Red |
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