Army of Congress Poland
Army of the Congress Poland (Polish: Wojsko Polskie Królestwa Kongresowego, Russian: Армия Царства Польского) refers to the military forces of the Kingdom of Poland that existed in the period 1815–1831.[1]
History
The army was formed even before the Congress Poland, in 1814, and was based on the
Culture and training
The Army retained Polish uniforms.[7] It was reorganized into a Russian army model, with infantry and cavalry divisions, artillery brigades and batteries, and an engineering corps. A regiment of grenadiers and cavalry rifleman were also formed.[7]
Obligatory military service was set at 10 years, with the option of buying one's time out.
The cost of maintaining the army was close to 50% of the Kingdom's budget.[8]
Composition and size
Notable Polish commanders of the Army included Ignacy Prądzyński and Józef Bem,[7] and General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski. Its nominal commander-in-chief was the Russian viceroy, Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich, although for most purposes the Army was commanded by a Military Council.[2][9]
The peacetime army was 28,000[8]-30,000[7] strong (sources vary). During the November Uprising, it was expanded to 100,000.[7] Of that, about 57,000 could be seen as a qualified, first-line troops.[8]
Before the Uprising, the Army was composed of two infantry divisions with three brigades each, two cavalry divisions with two brigades each, and two artillery brigades (one cavalry and one infantry).[10] Each infantry brigade was about 3,600 strong, each cavalry brigade was about half that size.[10]
See also
- Army of the Duchy of Warsaw
- Military of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Polish Legions (Napoleonic period)
References
- ISBN 978-0-231-05353-2. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ a b Władysław Mieczysław Kozłowski (1907). Autonomia Królestwa Polskiego, 1815–1831. Główny Skład w Księg. E. Wende i Ska. p. 72. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Konstytucja Królestwa Polskiego z 1815 r. – oprac. Bartłomiej Migda". Law.uj.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-231-05353-2. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-230-34537-9. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Samuel Orgelbrand (1902). S. Orgelbranda Encyklopedja powszechna z ilustracjami i mapami. S. Orgelbranda synów. p. 156. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Juliusz Bardach, Boguslaw Lesnodorski, and Michal Pietrzak, Historia panstwa i prawa polskiego (Warsaw: Paristwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1987, p.369
- ^ ISBN 978-83-87251-71-0. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-313-03456-5. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-83-11-11708-2. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
Further reading
- Mieczysław Chojnacki (1961). Wojsko Królestwa Polskiego, 1815–1831. Państwowe zakłady wydawn. szkolnych. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- Wacław Tokarz (1917). Armja Królestwa Polskiego : 1815–1830. Nakł. Departamentu Wojskowego Naczelnego Komitetu Narodowego. Retrieved 13 May 2012.