Izmailovsky Life Guards Regiment
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Izmaylovsky Lifeguard Regiment — III — | |
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Active | 22 September 1730 – 1917 |
Country | St. Petersburg |
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The Izmaylovsky Regiment (
The first colonel of the regiment that was appointed was Adjutant general Count Karl Gustav von Löwenwolde. After him, only members of the imperial family were appointed chiefs of the regiment.
On 17 March 1800, the regiment was renamed to Lifeguards of His Imperial Highness Konstantin Pavlovich (Лейб-гвардии Его Императорского Высочества Константина Павловича), and then on 28 May of the same year to Lifeguard of His Imperial Highness Nikolai Pavlovich (Лейб-гвардии Его Императорского Высочества Николая Павловича).
The original name was restored in 1801. The regimental church was Trinity Cathedral, Saint Petersburg, where its military ensigns were kept.
Timeline
- 1737 – the first time that the Izmaylovsky Regiment saw active service, when a Ochakov. In recognition of this action the regiment was awarded a set of silver trumpets, though not until 1857.[2]
- 1742 – Russo-Swedish War
- 1762 - The regiment played a decisive role in the the Emperor.
- 1788 – Ochakov, Bendery, Brailov
- 1790 – Russo-Swedish War
- 1795 – Leopold I of Belgium appointed as a colonel at the age of five
- 1805 – Austerlitz
- 1807 – Friedland
- 1808 – Finnish War
- 1812 – Borodino
- 1813 – Lützen, Bautzen, Kulm, Leipzig
- 1828–1829 – Russo-Turkish War
- 1831 – Polish campaign
- 1863–1864 – Polish campaign
- 1878–1879 – Russo-Turkish war
- 1914 – First World War
Ceremonial chiefs
- 22 September 1730 – 30 April 1735 – Count Karl Gustav von Löwenwolde
- 30 April 1735 – 17 October 1740 – Empress Anna Ivanovna
- 17 October 1740 – 25 November 1741 – Emperor Ivan VI of Russia
- 25 November 1741 – 25 December 1761 – Empress Yelizaveta Petrovna
- 25 December 1761 – 28 June 1762 – Emperor Pyotr III
- 28 June 1762 – 6 November 1796 – Empress Ekaterina II
- 7 November 1796 – 10 November 1796 – Emperor Pavel I
- 10 November 1796 – 28 May 1800 – Grand Prince Konstantin Pavlovich
- 28 May 1800 – 18 February 1855 – Grand Prince (then Emperor) Nicholas I
- 19 February 1855 – 1 March 1881 – Emperor Alexander II
- 2 March 1881 – 21 October 1894 – Emperor Alexander III (as a 2nd chief from 28 October 1866)
- 2 November 1894 – 1917 – Emperor Nicholas II
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 Izmaylovsky Regiment were the red
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.[5] 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 Izmaylovsky Regiment conscripts were selected on the basis of their hair colour (brown), and beards (the latter being required for the first company of each battalion only).[6]
References
- ISBN 978-1-4746-0027-9..
[Anna] founded her own Guards regiment, named after her mother's estate, the Izmailovsky, filled with German officers whom she trusted after her many years in Germanic Courland
- ^ Patrick de Gmeline, page 43 "La Garde Imperiale Imperiale Russe 1896–1914", publisher Charles-Lavauzelle Paris 1986
- ISBN 978-0-7524-8634-5.
- ^ Patrick de Gmeline, page 43 "La Garde Imperiale Imperiale Russe 1896–1914", publisher Charles-Lavauzelle Paris 1986
- ISBN 978-0-297-85266-7.
- ^ Patrick de Gmeline, pages 36–37 "La Garde Imperiale Imperiale Russe 1896–1914", publisher Charles-Lavauzelle Paris 1986
External links
- (in Russian) Timeline of the regiment