| 1st Caucasian Cossack Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | Formed 1898 - Disbanded 1918 |
| Country |
 Russian Empire |
| Allegiance | Tsar of Russia |
| Branch |
 Russia Army |
| Role | Cavalry |
| Size | One division |
The 1st Caucasian Cossack Division was a cavalry Division of the Imperial Russian Army that participated in World War I.
History[]
The 1st Caucasian Cossack Division was a former cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army that participated in World War I. The division consisted of cossack regiments from the Caucasian region of the Russian Empire. The division was part of the 1st Caucasus Army Corps during the war. The division participated in the Caucasus Campaign during the war.[1]
Organization[]
The division had the following structure just before mobilization for World War I:[1][2]
- Divisional Headquarters at Kars
- 1st Brigade
- Brigade Headquarters at Kars
- 1st His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Mikhail Mikolayevich Kuban Cossack Regiment at Karakurt
- 1st Brigadier Holovaty Umansky Kuban Cossack Regiment
- 2nd Brigade
- Brigade Headquarters at Kars
- 1st Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna Hopersky Kuban Cossack Regiment at Olty
- 1st General of the Krukovsky Gorsko-Mozdok Terek Cossack Regiment at Olty
- 1st Caucasian Cossack Horse Artillery Battalion
- RHQ at Akhalkalaki
- 2nd Kuban Horse Artillery Battery at Sarykamysh
- 1st Terek Horse Artillery Battery
Commanders[]
Commanders of the division included:[1]
Commanders[]
- Major General S. A. Sheremetev (???? - 1898)
- Lieutenant-General Baratov Nikolai Nikolayevich (November 1912 - March 1916)
- Major General Raddatz Ernest-August Ferdinandovich (May 1916 - July 1916)
Chiefs of Staff[]
- Colonel Alexander Alexandrovich Zegelov (June 1896 - November 1896)
- Colonel Alexander Vasilyevich Yereshchagin (February 1896 - August 1899)
- Colonel Ivan Petrovich Tomkeev (December 1899 - March 1901)
- Colonel Fedor Grigorievich Chernozubov (April 1901 - December 1902)
- Lieutenant Colonel later Colonel Luka Lukich Kondratovich (August 1903 - December 1904)
- Colonel Maximov (1913)
- Colonel Piontkovsky (January 1914)
- Colonel Nikolai Frantsevich Ern (February 1915 - After January 1916)
Brigade Commanders[]
- 1st Brigade
- Major General Alexey Ivanovich Domontovich (July 1893 - March 1894)
- Major General Turgiev (1913)
- Colonel Mikhail Georgievich Fesenko (July 1915 - After January 1916)
- 2nd Brigade
- Major General Ali-Sheikh-Ali Davletovich (January 1900 - ????)
- Major General Dmitry K. Abaciev (January 1907 - September 1912)
- Major General Tigran Danilovich Aryntinov (May 1912 - After April 1914)