His Majesty Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment (), short also Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment (or: ''LG Jaeger Regiment''), was a Jäger

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of the

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from 1796 to 1917.

History

The history of the LG Jaeger Regiment began in the year 1792 with the introduction of a new

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– the

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– under the leadership of

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. This new service branch was named ''Jaeger…'' (ru: ''Егер…'' in reference to the German noun '' Jäger''). The role of the new corps matched those of the

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of the contemporary British Army and the

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of the French Army. The first step taken was to identify suitable recruits from among the so-called ''Gattchino troops'' (ru: ''Гатчинские войска / Gatchinskie voyska'') in

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and Pavlovsk, and to concentrate these men in separate ''Jaeger companies'' under the command of

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Anton Rachinski. At the end of 1793 there was further restructuring, followed by the formal establishment of the new regiment in 1794. The adoption of light to medium green facings for the ''jaeger'', using green ''camisol'', was an innovation in the Russian Army. By All Highest Order (i.e. from the tsar) dated November 20, 1796; all units of the Gattchino troops received the status of "Old Guard" (ru: старая гвардия). The hitherto separate ''Jaeger companies'' were further concentrated into a ''jaeger battalion'', strengthened by a third ''Jaeger company''. The already existing guard regiments: the '' Semjonov LG Regiment'' and the '' Ismailov LG Regiment'', as well as the new ''LG Jaeger Battalion'' were all put under a common command. November 20, 1796 was henceforth to be celebrated each year as being the official date of the regiment's foundation. Anton Rachinski, now promoted to

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, became the first commanding officer of the ''LG Jaeger Battalion''. In 1800, Prince Bagration, Pyotr Ivanovich, replaced him. In order to strengthen the battalion, a third ''Jaeger company'' was added. During the

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, the new ''Jaeger Corps'' received their

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and performed with distinction. On May 22, 1806 the personnel strength of the battalion was doubled. This expansion led to the unit being renamed as ''LG Jaeger Regiment''. A third battalion was recruited, in order to provide a further strengthening of the new regiment. In 1809

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Karl von Bistram became the new commander. After sffering heavy losses during the

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in fighting close to

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on September 10, 1878, the second battalion had to be re-established. To provide the numbers needed detachments of the 13th and 14th Jager Regiments were transferred to the ''LG Jaeger Regiment''. During a holy memorial service on the battle area to Kulm in the year 1835,

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in person was evaluating the extraordinary merits of the ''LG Jager Regiment''. In this connection the day of the Saint and martyr Miron,

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, was selected to holyday or "great day of the regiment". From this point in time Miron became the

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of the regiment, and in 1854 the regiment's church received his name. In 1855 the regiment was renamed to ''Lifeguard Gatchinski Regiement''. However, this decision was cancelled on the occasion of the great day of the regiment in 1870.

Regiment barracks

At the time of its creation the ''LG Jaeger Regiment'' was based in the ''Semyeonov'' barracks in the street ''Svenigorodskaya ulitsa'' (later: Old Jaeger-street; ''Starojaegerskaya ulitsa''). Afterwards the regiment was relocated to the especially newly built New Jaeger Barracks in the street ''Rusovskaya ulitsa'', No. 14, No. 16 und No. 18. The winter barracks of the regiment: the so-called "Petersburg quarters", was located close to the Semyenov place.

Regimental church

The Lifeguard Jaeger church was consecrated to "Saint and martyr Myron". Emperor Nicholas I financed the building from the

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. The church itself was located close to the riverside of the ''Obvodnyi'' canal, near the estuary to the ''Vvedenskiy'' canal. It was constructed during the period from 1849 to 1854 in memory to the victory of the coalition forces of Russia and Prussia in the

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against Napoleon, August 17, 1813, and the day of Saint Miron. Building was according to the plans of the architect

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. Distinguished officers of the regiment were laid to rest there. The church also served as a war memorial to the fallen in World War I. However, following the suppression of the

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the church of was used as a storehouse up to 1930. In 1934 the already-damaged building was demolished. Today the former location of the church contains only a carwash. In line with city and church plans, the historic regimental church is to be reconstructed in accordance with the original plans and documents.

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Uniforms and physical appearance

Throughout its history under the Russian Empire, the regiment wore the standard uniform of the Infantry of the Imperial Guard, which from 1683 to 1914 was predominantly of a dark green (eventually verging on black) colour. The main distinctions of the Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment were the light green

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(

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, cuffs and shoulder straps) edged in white

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. Collars were of the same dark green as the tunic; piped in red and worn with distinctive regimental patterns of braid (''litzen''). In addition, the tsar's

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appeared on the soldiers' crimson shoulder straps and officers'

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(see charts below). In 1896, in recognition of service during the Russo-Turkish War, the entire regiment received the right to wear small bronze scrolls enscribed "For Telich 12 October 1877" on its full-dress shakos. This distinction continued until World War I A peculiarity of the Russian Imperial Guard was that recruits for most regiments were required to meet certain criteria of physical appearance, in order to provide a standardised appearance on parade. This tradition was taken so seriously that during the 19th century the tsar himself might make the selection from a line of new recruits, chalking the regimental initial on the coat of each recruit. For the Lifeguard Jaeger Regiment conscripts were selected for being relatively short and slim in build. Anton Rachinskiy.jpg, А.М. Rachinski c1800 — first regimental commanding officer Au service des Tsars - uniforme ЭPT-11184 08.jpg, Tailcoat uniform worn by Nicholas I c1840 — as honoury commander EgerskyLGregiment-1910-Rus.jpg,

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Bugle-horns

The regiment had the distinction of carrying silver trumpets with the engraving "For distinction in the Battle of Kulm 17 August 1813". Nicholas II extended this privilege to include the issue of 63 bugle-horns to the Lifeguard Jaegers in place of the drums and fifes of other infantry regiments.

Colonels-in-chief of the regiment

The table below contains the regiment's chiefs or honour commanders from 1796 to 1917.

Battles

The ''LG Jaeger Regiment'' participated in the

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, Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829, the campaign to put down the

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in Poland in 1830-31, Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and

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. The table below contains extracts from the ''combat calendar'' of the regiment. 1805 — 1878 *1805-07 —

: **20.11.1805

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**24.5.1807 — battle of ''Lomitten'' **2.6.1807 — battle of ''Friedland'' *1808-09 —

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: **10,15, 18.6.1808 — in fights of the town Kuopio **15.10.1808 — fight of Lake

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(close to town of Idensalmi (Iisalmi)) **29-30.10.1808 — battle of Idensalmi **20.11.1808 — occupation of

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(Oulu) **26.2.-7.3.1809 — Åland Expedition (one battalion) in the corps of

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*1812 —

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**5.8.1812 — Battle of Smolensk **24-26 August 1812 —

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**5.11.1812 — battle in the area of ''Krasny-Dobroe'' *1813-14 — battles abroad: **8-9 May 1813 — battle of Bautzen **17.8.1813 —

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**4, 6.10.1813 —

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**19.3.1814 — occupation of Paris *1828—1829 —

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**28.8.-29.9.1828 — conquest and occupation of the ''

region'' **10.9.1828 — fight of ''Hadshi-Hassan-Lap'' **14.9.1828 — assault and occupation of the ''strong point'' close to

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No. 12 in the ''Varana region'' **16.9.1828 — fight of the ''Varana region'' (close to ''liman Devno'') **18.9.1828 — fight of ''Kurtepe'' 1914 — 1917

: *20.8.1914 —

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of ''Vladislavo'' *24.8.1914 — fight of the vils. ''Kshchonov, Gelchv'' *25-26 August 1914 — fight of the vils. ''Zarshov, Urshulin'' *2.9.1914 — fight of the ''Krcheshov BP'' *10-13 October 1914 — fights in the region ''Ivanogorod'' (in reserv) *19-21 October 1914 — struggles in the region of the vil. ''Lagov'' *22.10.1914 — fight of the vils. ''Khmelnik, Lagevniki '' *23.10.1914 — occupation town ''Pinchov'', reg. ''Nida'' *3-7 November 1914 — fights in the region: position ''Skala'' - sel. ''Sulashov'' *11.11.1914 — fight of the vils. ''Poremba, Dzerzhna'' *12.1914-01.1915 — regiment in reserv *5.2.1915 — fight of the vils. ''Gorki, Kobylin'' *6, 19.2.1915 — fight of the vil. ''Vysoke-Malo'', hill «85,0» *16-18 July 1915 — fight of the vil. ''Krupe'' *19-20 July 1915 — fight of the vil. ''Stavok'' *30.7.1915 — fight of the vil. ''Pertilov'' *1.8.1915 — fight of the vil. ''Goleshov'' *29.8.1915 — fight of the vils. ''Ulichely, Antoneytsy'' *30.8.-3.9.1915 — fights in the region: lake ''Korve'' — vil. ''Kramnishki'' *6.9.1915 — fights in the region: m. ''Soly — vil. Kzenzuvskie Zaezertsy'' *8.9.1915 — fights on lake ''Rishoe'', vils. ''Antonishki, Andresheevtsy'' *9, 13.9.1915 — fight of the vil. ''Menki'' *16, 17, 22.9.1915 — defence battles in the area of ''Smorgon'' *10.1915-6.1916 — regiment in reserve *15-16 July 1916 — assault in the region: vil. ''Raymesto'' on the river Stokhod *24.7.-24.8.1916 — BP in the region ''Kukharsky forest'' *30.8.-15.9.1916 — BP in the region ''Svinyukhinsky forest'' *9.1916-5.1917 — position fights in the region: ''Svinyukhinsky forest'', ''Kvadrat forest'', and forest ''Sapog'' on the ''Stokhod'' road *23.6.1917 — assault of vil. ''Tavotloki'' *6-15 July 1917 — defence towns ''Tarinopol'',

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Famous people

The table below contains a selection famous people, who served in the ''LG Jaeger Regiment''. *

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member states. *Aleksey Arbuzov —

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, participant in the Napoleonic Wars *Ivan Armsgeymer — bandmaster, composer *Aleksey Baiov — lieutenant general, Russian military historian *

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— poet *Nikolay Baumgarten —

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, participant Russo-Turkish War (1828–29), military educationalist *Yakov Bologovsky *Karl Vrangel — general of the infantry *Yevgeny Graf — lieutenant general *Boris Regua — major general *Aleksandr Gueldenschtubbe — general of the infantry *Michael Grabbe — general *Onufry Kvitsinsky — general *Aleksey Kologrivov — major general *Kibrian Kondratovich — general of the infantry *Nikolay Krivtsov — captain of the ''LG Jaerger Regiment'' *Fyodor Lindfors — major general *Michail Matsnev — major general *Pyotp Nesterov — lieutenant general *Vladimir Notbek — general of the infantry *Vasily Ovander — lieutenant general, participant in the Napoleonic Wars *Gavriil Okunev — major general *Ivan Pavlov — general of the infantry *Stepan Polyeshov — lieutenant general *Aleksandr Ridiger — major general *Boris Richter — lieutenant general *Fyodor Sazonov — major general *Pyetr Stepanov — general of the infantry *Ilya Tutaev — *Ivan Cherkmaryov — lieutenant general *Alfons Shanyavsky — goldmine owner *Ivan Shachovskoy — general of the infantry *Vyacheslav Shteyngel — general of the infantry *

Dmitry Shcherbachev Dmitry Grigoryevich Shcherbachev (; 18 January 1932) was a general in the Russian Army during World War I and one of the leaders of the White Movement during the Russian Civil War. Biography Early life Shcherbachev was born on (6th wa ...

— general of the infantry

Commanders

The table below contains the commanding officers of the regiment. * 7 March 1805 — 19 November 1809 — polkovnik

Guillaume Emmanuel Guignard, vicomte de Saint-Priest Guillaume Emmanuel Guignard, vicomte de Saint-Priest (4 March 1776, in Constantinople29 March 1814) was a French émigré general who fought in the Russian army during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was the eldest son ...

* 19 December 1809 — 29 May 1821 — polkovnik (from Nov. 21, 1812 major general) Karl von Bistram * 10 August 1821 — 14 March 1825 — major general

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* 14 March 1825 — 10 September 1828 — polkovnik (later on major general) Pavel Gartong * 13 September 1831 — 3 May 1833 — major general Pavel Shtegelman * 02.04.1833 — 22.09.1841 — major general Aleksandr von Moller * 22.09.1841 — 20.03.1850 — major general Vcevolod Solovyov * 20.03.1850 — 02.04.1855 — major general Osip Musnitsky * 02.04.1855 — 29.02.1856 — major general Yakov Voropay * 29.02.1856 — 23.04.1861 — major general Wilhelm Hansen * 23.04.1861 — 25.05.1863 — major general Baron Erst von Willebrand * 25.05.1863 — 06.12.1864 — major general * 06.12.1864 — 08.02.1868 — major general Michael Koropotkin * 13.02.1868 — 17.04.1876 — polkovnik Aleksandr Ellis * 17.04.1876 — 17.04.1880 — polkovnik (from Oct. 12, 1877 major general) Aleksey Chelishchev * 17.08.1880 — 04.05.1887 — major general Aleksandr Frezer * 18.05.1887 — 17.02.1891 — major general Khozrev Dolukhanov * 17.02.1891 — 24.11.1894 — major general Ivan Maltsov * 24.11.1894 — 20.11.1895 — major general Pavel Shubalov * 28.11.1895 — 25.04.1900 — major general Andrey Cherkmaryov * 11.07.1900 — 03.06.1903 — major general Konstantin Rozen * 03.06.1903 — 18.02.1906 — major general Leonid-Otto Sirelius * 18.02.1906 — 10.07.1908 — major general

Andrei Zayonchkovski Andrei Medardovich Zayonchkovsky () ( – 22 March 1926) commanded the defence of the Romanian-Bulgarian border in Dobruja upon Romania's entry into World War I in August 1916. Biography After graduation from the Nicholas School of Military E ...

* 10.07.1908 — 14.12.1913 — major general Vladimir Yablochin * 14.12.1913 — 02.02.1916 — major general Aleksandr Bukovsky * 02.02.1916 — 10.04.1917 — polkovnik (from Apr. 5, 1816 major general) Boris Grekov * 05.04.1917 — 08.09.1917 — polkovnik

Oleksander Hrekov Oleksander Petrovych Hrekov (; 4 December 1875 – 2 December 1958) was a general of the Imperial Russian Army and Ukrainian People's Army. He was a commander-in-chief of the army of the West Ukrainian National Republic during the Polish-Ukrai ...

* 08.09.1917 — 12.1917 — polkovnik Fyodor Shtakelberg

References

External links

Saint Petersburg encyclopedia

Staff-officers and Junior-officers of the ''LG Jaegerregiment''

* ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhBQ3B6KCU4 Military march of the ''LG Jaeger Regiment'' {{Infantry regiments of the Russian Empire Infantry regiments of the Russian Empire Russian military units and formations of the Napoleonic Wars Military units and formations of Russia in World War I Russian Imperial Guard Former guards regiments Saint Petersburg Governorate Military units and formations established in 1796 Military units and formations disestablished in 1917 Guards regiments of the Russian Empire