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SJDonovan06 May 2014 3:37 a.m. PST

I wonder if anyone can help me regarding the organisation of Russian infantry regiments during the Revolutionary Wars. Was it essentially the same as in 1805?

I've got some figures I would like to paint up and base for General de Brigade so the kind of stuff I need to know is:

How many companies were there per battalion?

How many men were there per company?

Were grenadier companies generally detached?

Thanks for any help you can give.

xxxxxxx06 May 2014 8:02 a.m. PST

When you say "Revolutionary Wars", I assume that for Russia you mean for thier participation in the War of the Second Coalition (1799-1801). Earlier there was also the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1791, the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790, and the partition of Poland in 1794. Only the last of these could be considered really a part of the "Revolutionary Wars", and it was more of an occupation than a campaign. So, I will answer for the period of the reign of Pavel. Dates are all Old Style.

For the Guard infantry, there were several changes to the organization of the infantry, whihc are listed here: link
I don't think you are planning to build Guard units, but if you are – please let me know and I will look up the company organization.

For the Army, after some re-organization at the beginning of the reign of Pavel, we have by mid-May 1797 ….
Each Grenadier, Jäger and Musketeer regiment consisted of two battalions. A Grenadier battalion was of six Grenadier companies and a Musketeer battalion of one Grenadier company and five Musketeer companies. A Jäger battalion consisted of five Jäger companies. In Grenadier battalions, one company was named a Flank company, so that there were two in each regiment. Flank companies in Grenadier regiments and Grenadier companies in Musketeer regiments were ordered to form Combined Grenadier battalions, which were named after the field-grade officers commanding them. An exception is the the Leib-Grenadier regiment, of four battalions, with each battalion to have five companies.
After September 1800, the Combined Grenadier battalions were renamed Grenadier battalions. In Janaury 1801, the center companies of Grenadeir regiments were renamed "Fusilier" and the elite companes were renamed "Grenadier". However these usages were informally found before this.
See : link

This table is good for company organizations, and in English:
link
(scroll down almost half-way to the bottom)
In practice, the Jäger battalions were often even smaller than their establishment.

- Sasha

SJDonovan06 May 2014 1:45 p.m. PST

Thanks Sasha,

That's great. I really appreciate the trouble you have gone to. I think that has given me everything I need to know. I'll be able to get started on painting now.

Best wishes

Stephen

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