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Moscow Life Guards Regiment
Московский лейб-гвардии полк
Badge of the regiment
Active	1811–1918
Country	Russian Empire
Branch	Russian Imperial Army
Role	Guards Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Moscow
Patron	Alexander II Alexander III Nicholas II
Engagements	French Invasion of Russia War of the Seventh Coalition Decembrist revolt Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) November Uprising January Uprising Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 World War I Russian Civil War

Moskovsky Guards Regiment (Russian: Московский лейб-гвардии полк) was a Russian Imperial Guard infantry regiment. Established in October 1817 it continued in existence until the Russian Revolution of 1917.

History

Foundation

The Moscow Guards Regiment was created on 12 October 1817. In order to constitute the new unit, the two senior battalions of the existing Litovski Regiment of line infantry were transferred to a senior corps of the Imperial Guard designated as the "Old Guard" (ru: старая гвардия). The Litovski itself had been raised on 7 November 1811 and this now became the nominal date of foundation for the Moscow Guards.

Campaigns

• 1812 - Battle of Borodino (as Litovski Regiment)
• 1813 - Battle of Lützen, Battle of Bautzen, Battle of Dresden, Battle of Leipzig (as Litovski Regiment)
• 1828–1829 — Russian-Turkish War
• 1831 — Polish campaign
• 1863–1864 — Polish campaign
• 1877–1878 — Russo-Turkish War
• 1914–1917 — First World War

Decembrist revolt

On 25 December 1825 the Moscow Regiment played a leading role in the Decembrist revolt. Led by reform minded young officers the regiment paraded for most of a day in the Senate Square of Saint Petersburg, in protest against the accession of Tsar Nicholas I. At dusk they were fired on by loyalist artillery and routed. The officers involved were executed or exiled, and the ordinary soldiers transferred to line infantry units. However the Moscow Regiment, survived with its numbers restored by mass transferrals from the L.G. Grenadierski Regiment.

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 Moscow Guards Regiment were the all-red facings (plastron, collar, cuffs and shoulder straps). On the collars were worn distinctive regimental patterns of braid (litzen) in gold or yellow material. In 1912, in recognition of its service during the Russo-Turkish War, officers of the regiment were authorised to wear a large metal gorget of a design dating from 1808.

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. For the Moscow Regiment conscripts were selected on the basis of their hair colour (red or reddish-brown).

References

1. Patrick de Gmeline, page 63 "La Garde Imperiale Russe 1896-1914", publisher Charles-Lavauzelle Paris 1986
2. Montefiore, Simon Sebag (2018). The Romanovs 1613-1918. History Press Limited. pp. 346–347. ISBN 978-0-7524-8634-5.
3. Schollander, Wendell (2016). Glory of the Empires 1880-1914. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 563. ISBN 978-0-297-85266-7.
4. Patrick de Gmeline, page 63 "La Garde Imperiale Imperiale Russe 1896-1914", publisher Charles-Lavauzelle Paris 1986
5. Schollander, Wendell (2018). Glory of the Empires 1880-1914. History Press Limited. pp. 566–567. ISBN 978-0-7524-8634-5.
6. Patrick de Gmeline, page 63 "La Garde Imperiale Imperiale Russe 1896-1914", publisher Charles-Lavauzelle Paris 1986
7. Schollander, Wendell (2016). Glory of the Empires 1880-1914. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-297-85266-7.
8. Patrick de Gmeline, page 63 "La Garde Imperiale Imperiale Russe 1896-1914", publisher Charles-Lavauzelle Paris 1986

Sources

• Gorokhoff, Gerard. Russian Imperial Guard. 2002.
• Handbook of the Russian Army 1914 by the British General Staff. Battery Press reprint edition, 1996.

v t e Infantry regiments of the Russian Imperial Army (1914)
Guards Infantry Rifle 1 2 3 4 Volinsky Grenadier Izmaylovsky Jaeger Keksgolmsky Lithuanian Moscow Pavlovsky Preobrazhensky Saint Petersburg Semyonovsky Finnish Combined
Grenadiers 1st – 9th 1st Yekatorinoslav 2nd Rostov 3rd Pernovsky 4th Nesvizhsky 5th Kiev 6th Tavrichesky 7th Samogitsky 8th Moscow 9th Siberian 10th – 19th 10th Malorussian 11th Fanagoriysky 12th Astrakhan 13th Yerevan 14th Georgian 15th Tiflis 16th Mingrelian
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