| 2nd Guards Cavalry Division | |
|---|---|
| 2-я Гвардейская кавалерийская дивизия | |
| Active | 1810–1918 |
| Country |
 Russian Empire |
| Allegiance | Guards Corps |
| Branch |
 Russian Imperial Army |
| Type | Light cavalry |
| Role |
Maneuver warfare Raiding Reconnaissance |
| Size | Division |
| Battle honours |
Borodino Fère-Champenoise Great War |
The 2nd Guards Cavalry Division was a Guards light cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army.
Organisation[]
1857–1918:
- 1st Cavalry Brigade
- Horse Grenadier Life-Guards Regiment
- Her Majesty's Lancer Guards Regiment[1]
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade
- Dragoon Guards Regiment[2]
- His Majesty's Hussar Guards Regiment[3])
- 2nd Division Life-Guards Horse Artillery
Commanders[]
- 1882–1884: Aleksandr Puzyrevskii[4]
- 1886–1890: Victor Fedorovitch Winberg
- 1901–1905: Georgi Skalon
- 1906–1909: Aleksei Brusilov
- 1912-1914: Georgy Ottonovich Rauch
Commanders of the 1st Brigade[]
- 1913–1914: Sergei Belosselsky-Belozersky
Commanders of the 2nd Brigade[]
- 1873–1874: Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov
- 1896–1898: Sergei Vasilchikov
Chiefs of Staff[]
- 1866–1875: Kazimir Vasilevich Levitsky
- 1902: Andrei Zayonchkovski
- 1909—1914 : Afrikan P. Bogaewsky
References[]
- ↑ Leib-Gvardii Ulanskii Eia Velichestva Gosudaryni Imperatritsy Aleksandry Feodorovny Polk
- ↑ Leib-Gvardii Dragunskii Polk
- ↑ Leib-Gvardii Gusarskii Ego Velichestva Polk
- ↑ Panchenko, Aleksandr (2007). "А.К. Пузыревский: Генерал, Ученый, Военный Историк" (in ru). pp. 33–42. https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/a-k-puzyrevskiy-general-uchenyy-voennyy-istorik.
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