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113th Infantry Regiment (Russian Empire)
The 113th Infantry Starorussky Regiment is an infantry military unit of the Russian Imperial Army. Regimental holiday was May 9. Seniority – from November 29, 1796. Locations In 1820, the Rylsky infantry regiment from Babruysk was transferred to the settlement of Klimov, Novozybkovsky district. The second battalion of the regiment in a settlement in the Mogilev province. It was part of the 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Russian Empire). Formation and Campaign Regiment Regiment predecessors The predecessor of the Starorussky regiment is the former Rylsky infantry regiment, formed on November 29, 1796 in Orenburg. During the Patriotic War of 1812, the old Rylsky regiment defended Dinaburg, then took part in the Battle of Ostrovno, on Valutin Hill, Borodino, Battle of Tarutino and Battle of Vyazma. In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1813 – 1814), the Rylsky regiment fought in the Battle of Leipzig (1813) and stormed the Montmartre Heights at the Battle of Paris (1814). O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotic War Of 1812
The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign (), the Second Polish War, and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 (), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with the continental blockade of the United Kingdom. Widely studied, Napoleon's incursion into Russia stands as a focal point in military history, recognized as among the most devastating military endeavors globally. In a span of fewer than six months, the campaign exacted a staggering toll, claiming the lives of nearly a million soldiers and civilians. On 24 June 1812 and subsequent days, the initial wave of the multinational Grande Armée crossed the Neman River, marking the entry from the Duchy of Warsaw into Russia. Employing extensive forced marches, Napoleon rapidly advanced his army of nearly half a million individuals through Western Russia, encompassing present-day Belarus, in a bid to dismantle the disparate Russian forces led by Barclay de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Å iauliai
Å iauliai ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 2024. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Å iauliai County. Names Å iauliai is referred to by various names in different languages: Samogitian language, Samogitian ; Latvian language, Latvian (historic) and (modern); Polish language, Polish ; German language, German ; Belarusian language, Belarusian ; Russian language, Russian (historic) and (modern); Yiddish language, Yiddish . History The city was first mentioned in written sources as ''Soule'' in Livonian Order chronicles describing the Battle of Saule. Thus the city's founding date is now considered to be 22 September 1236, the same date when the battle took place, not far from Å iauliai. At first, it developed as a defence post against the raids by the Teutonic Knight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infantry Regiments Of The Russian Empire
Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadly encompasses a wide variety of subspecialties, including light infantry, irregular infantry, heavy infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry, mechanized infantry, Airborne forces, airborne infantry, Air assault, air assault infantry, and Marines, naval infantry. Other subtypes of infantry, such as line infantry and mounted infantry, were once commonplace but fell out of favor in the 1800s with the invention of more accurate and powerful weapons. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French , from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andres Larka
Andres Larka VR I/1 (5 March 1879 Pilistvere (now Põhja-Sakala Parish), Kreis Fellin – 8 January 1943 Malmyzh, Kirov, Soviet Union) was an Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence and a politician. In 1902 he graduated from Vilnius Military Academy. Larka participated in the Russo-Japanese War and graduated from the Imperial Nicholas Military Academy in 1912. He participated in World War I fighting on the Eastern front against the German Empire, including fighting in East Prussia, Poland and Romania. Larka became the first Minister of War of Republic of Estonia; in March he achieved rank of Major General. In 1918, during the German occupation, he participated in organising the Defence League. After the start of the Estonian Liberation War in 1918, Larka soon moved from position of Minister of War to Chief of Staff. In February 1919 he became the Undersecretary of the Minister of War and held that position to the beginning of 1925. In that pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Olderogge
Vladimir Alexandrovich Olderogge (August 5, 1873 – May 27, 1931) was a Russian and Soviet military leader. He was commander of the Eastern Front of the Red Army. Biography Olderogge was born on July 24 (August 5), 1873, in Lublin to a Lutheran family. He was a descendant of a Danish officer who entered the Russian service under Peter the Great. He graduated from the First Cadet Corps (1890) and the 2nd Military Konstantinovsky School (1894), from where he was released as second lieutenant to the 29th Chernigov Infantry Regiment. The Finnish Regiment was later transferred to the Life Guards. In 1901, he graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff in the first category, then was a member of the Kiev Military District. Since November 26, 1901, he was a senior adjutant to the headquarters of the 2nd combined Cossack division. The censored command of the company from October 25, 1902, to October 25, 1903, served in the 74th Infantry Regiment of Stavropol. He took p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonty Leontyevich Cybort
Metropolitan Leontius (Leonty, secular name Leonid Ieronimovich Turkevich, ; ; August 8, 1876 – May 14, 1965) was the Metropolitan of the North American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1950 until his death in 1965. He was succeeded by Metropolitan Irenaeus (Bekish). Leonid Ieronimovich Turkevich was ordained to the priesthood in 1905, and succeeded his father as parish priest of Kremenetz. He was transferred, along with his family, to the United States in October 1906 and became the rector of the newly established Orthodox seminary (St. Platon's) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fr. Leonid represented the American diocese of the Russian Church at the All-Russian Church Council of 1917–1918 in Moscow, Russia. Fr. Leonid, whose wife had died in 1925, was consecrated Bishop of Chicago in 1933. He was given the name Leonty during his tonsure as a monastic. Archbishop Leonty was elected Metropolitan of the diocese nearly unanimously during the 8th All-American Sobor, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Alekseyevich Alftan
Vladimir (Karl Johan Woldemar) Alekseyevich Alftan ; – 19 December 1940) was a lieutenant general of the Imperial Russian Army, military orientalist, and researcher of Korea. Biography Lutheran religion. From the nobles of the Moscow Governorate of Finnish origin; his father was lieutenant general (since 1878) Alexei Karlovich Alftan (1814–1885). He received general education in the Finnish Cadet Corps. He entered service on 1 September 1879, with a rank cadet at the Nikolayev Cavalry School. On 8 August 1881, he was released as a cornet in the Life Guards of Ulan by His Majesty's Regiment. On 8 August 1885, he was promoted lieutenant. In 1889, he graduated from the Nikolayev Academy of the General Staff in the 1st category. On 10 April 1889, he was promoted to headquarters captain of the guard with renaming as captain of the General Staff. From 1 July 1890, he was to the Moscow Military District, he was then Senior Adjutant to the Headquarters of the 13th Army Corps. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Pavlovich Zykov
Viktor Pavlovich Zykov (19 September 1854 — not earlier than 1923) was a lieutenant general, and a participant in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-78) and Russo-Japanese War. Biography Victor Zykov was born on 19 September 1854. He was educated in the Saratov Classical Gymnasium and the Kazan Infantry Junker School. In 1875 he was promoted to ensign in the 158th Kutaisi Infantry Regiment. In 1876, he volunteered to participate in the Serbian–Turkish Wars (1876–1878), then returned to his regiment, with which he took part in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-78). and during the night assault on Kars Fort, Haft-Pasha-Tabiya Zykov was shell-shocked. On 19 April 1878 for the distinction near Kars, he was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree: "In retribution for the difference made in the case with the Turks near Kars, on 24 October 1877, when taking the fortification of Hafiz-Pasha-Tabiya, where, commanding the company, the first rushed to the fortification bastion, carried the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedor Sergeyevich Panyutin
Fedor Sergeyevich Panyutin (; May 10, 1790 – May 31, 1865) was a Russian general, Warsaw military governor, and member of the State Council. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, he rendered pleasant service under the able Austrian commander Julius Jacob von Haynau, as well as at Pered. Biography The son of a retired guards warrant officer Sergei Fedorovich Panyutin and Nadezhda Fedorovna, née Kozlova; Panyutin's birth date is not exactly known, most likely (on the tombstone) on May 10, 1790. Napoleonic Wars After receiving his initial home education, he was determined to be in the Page Corps in 1807, where he graduated from the training course in 1809 and was released on May 12 as a warrant officer in the Life Guards. Semenovsky regiment. Produced on May 1, 1811, as second lieutenant, Panyutin, together with the Semenovsky regiment, participated in many battles of the Patriotic War of 1812. As part of the 1st Army, he participated in the retreat from the border and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Nikolayevich Ushakov
Pavel Nikolayevich Ushakov (2 November 1779 – 1853) — Russian commander of the era of the Napoleonic Wars, general from the infantry of the Imperial Russian Army, adjutant general. Biography Pavel Ushakov was born on 2 November 1779 in the village of Potykino, Yaroslavl Province, to a noble family of a real state adviser Nikolai Ivanovich Ushakov and Ekaterina Vasilyevna Telyakovskaya; younger brother of General Sergey Ushakov. He received his primary education at home, and then was brought up in the boarding house of Johann Mathias Schaden in the city of Moscow. Almost from birth, he was recorded in the Preobrazhensky Life Guard Regiment as a lieutenant, and three years later he was transferred to the Izmailovsky Life Guard Regiment. Bravely fought in the wars of the third and fourth coalitions; was wounded and marked by the shoulder straps of the colonel (11 August 1809). After the Napoleonic army invaded Russia, Ushakov took an active part in the Patriotic War of 1812, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modest Matveyevich Okulov
"Modest" is an adjective describing the quality of Modesty and may refer to: * A number of saints, see under Saint Modest (other) * Michael Modest (born 1971), semi-retired American professional wrestler * Modest (email client), a free, open source, e-mail client * ''Modest'' (play), a 2023 play by Ellen Brammar People with the given name Modest or Modesty: * Modest Altschuler (1873–1963), cellist, orchestral conductor, and composer * Modest Isopescu (1895–1948), soldier, administrator and convicted war criminal * Modest Morariu (1929–1988), poet, essayist, prose writer and translator * Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881), Russian composer * Modest Romiszewski (1861–1930), military theorist * Modest Schoepen (Bobbejaan Schoepen) (1925–2010), Belgian singer-songwriter, entertainer and founder of the Bobbejaanland amusement park * Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1850–1916), Russian dramatist, opera librettist and translator * Modest Urgell (1839–1919), Spanish paint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iosif Igelström
Count Otto Heinrich Igelström (; ; 7 May 1737 – 18 February 1823) was a Russian general from the noble Swedish family of Igelström, best known for his services during the Catherinian reign. His significant military victory was the siege of the Akkerman fortress in 1770. During the impressive Warsaw Uprising of 1794 Igelström lost control of his eventually defeated forces. Life Otto Heinrich Igelström, son of ''Landmarschall'' (Country Marshal) in the Governorate of Livonia Freiherr Gustaf Henrik Igelström and Margarethe Elisabeth von Albedyll, was born on 7 May 1737 in Gargždai (now Lithuania). He was educated in Riga and Germany. In 1753, Otto entered military service in Russia, participated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, having taken Akkerman. In 1773, he participated in the failed siege of Silistra. In 1777, he became lord of Unipiha manor () and in 1781, lord of Meeri manor () in Livonia (now in Nõo Parish, Estonia). In 1784, he commanded Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
