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1st Cavalry Division
1-я кавалерийская дивизия
Active 1833–1918
Country  Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Army
Role Cavalry
Engagements

The 1st Cavalry Division (Russian: 1-я кавалерийская дивизия, 1-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.[1]

Organization[]

  • 1st Cavalry Brigade
    • 1st (Emperor Peter the Great's) Life Guards Moscow Dragoon Regiment
    • 1st (Field Marshal Prince Menshikov's) Petrograd Uhlans
  • 2nd Cavalry Brigade
    • 1st (General Seslavin's) Sumy Hussars
    • 1st (Generalissimo Prince Suvorov's) Don Cossacks
  • 1st Horse Artillery Battalion

Commanders[]

Commanders of the 1st Brigade[]

References[]


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