The 3rd Cavalry Division (, ''3-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya'') was a

cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from ''cheval'' meaning "horse") are groups of soldiers or warriors who Horses in warfare, fight mounted on horseback. Until the 20th century, cavalry were the most mob ...

formation of the

Russian Imperial Army The Imperial Russian Army () was the army of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was organized into a standing army and a state militia. The standing army consisted of Regular army, regular troops and ...

Organization

*1st Cavalry Brigade **3rd Dragoon Regiment **3rd Uhlan Regiment *2nd Cavalry Brigade **3rd Hussar Regiment **3rd Cossack Regiment *3rd Horse Artillery Battalion

Commanders

*1908–1912: Sergei Scheidemann

References

{{Russian Empire Divisions Cavalry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 1918