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Prince of Essling16 Aug 2025 2:18 p.m. PST

This is the fourth post in a series of posts containing links to the drill manuals and regulations. Each post will be for a particular country or state to avoid cross-contamination. The linked items cover more than the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Regrettably the lists cannot be exhaustive but will contain as much I have been able to find.

Книга устав воинский (Book of Military Regulations)
1719
link (viewable but not downloadable)

Описание пехотного полкового строя (Description of the Infantry Regimental Formation) 1755
link (plates are folded out)

Артиллерийский устав (Artillery Manual)
1756,
No trace of a viewable document.

Строевой устав пехотного полка для Российской Императорской Армии (Combat Regulations of an Infantry Regiment for the Russian Imperial Army)
1762
link (viewable but not downloadable)

Пехотный строевой устав (Infantry Drill Manual)
1768
link

Опыт о полевой пехотной службе (An Essay on Field Infantry Service)
1794
No trace of a viewable document.

Воинский устав – О полевой пехотной службе (Military Regulations – On the Field Infantry Service)
1796, Ноября 29 (1796, November 29)
link (note this is in Doc format)

Его императорскаго величества Воинский устав о полевой пехотной службе с планами (His Imperial Majesty's Military Regulations on Field Infantry Service with Plans)
1797
link (viewable but not downloadable – plates are folded out)
link (no plates are included)

Воинский устав о полевой гусарской службе 1797 года (Military Regulations on Field Hussar Service of 1797)
link

Воинский устав о полевой кавалерийской службе (Military regulations on field cavalry service)
1797
PDF link

Voinskii ustav o polevoi kaveleriiskoi sluzhbe (Military regulations on field cavalry service)
1799
PDF link

Воинский устав о строевой пехотной службе 1811 года (Military Regulations on Combat Infantry Service 1811)
link (note this is in Doc format & plates are folded out)
PDF link (plates are folded out)
Translation into English by Darrin Boland link (plates are folded out)
link (viewable but not downloadable)

Воинской устав о пехотной службе (Military regulations on infantry service)
1813
Volume 1 link (viewable but not downloadable)

Воинский устав о пехотной службе (Military Regulations on Infantry Service)
1816
Volume 1 link

Правила рассыпного строя, или Наставление о рассыпном действии пехоты (Rules of Scattered Formation, or Instruction on the Scattered Action of the Infantry)
1818
link (viewable but not downloadable)

Воинской устав о линейном учении (Military regulations on linear exercises)
1820
link (viewable but not downloadable – plates are folded out)

Воинской устав о кавалерийской строевой службе, о линейном учении или эволюции (Military Regulations on Cavalry Combat, Linear Doctrine or Evolution)
1820
link

Воинской устав о кавалерийской строевой службе (Military Regulations on Cavalry Combat Service)
1823
link (viewable but not downloadable)

Воинской устав о пехотной службе (Military regulations on infantry service)
1825
Volume 1 link (viewable but not downloadable – plates are folded out)
Volume 2 link (viewable but not downloadable – plates are folded out)
Volume 3 link (viewable but not downloadable – plates are folded out)

Воинский устав о кавалерийской строевой службе (Military Regulations on Cavalry Combat Service)
1825
link (viewable but not downloadable)

Воинский устав о строевой пешей артиллерийской службе (Military Regulations on Combat Foot Artillery Service)
1825
Volume 1 link (viewable but not downloadable – table is folded out)

Общее наставление для обучения и занятия саперных и пионерных баталионов (General instruction for training and occupation of sapper and pioneer battles)
1829
Volume 1 link (plates are folded out)
Volume 2

Воинский устав о пехотной службе (Military Regulations on Infantry Service)
1831
Volume 1 link
Volume 2 link

Правила рассыпного строя Для обучения егерских полков и застрельщиков всей пехоты (Rules of scattered formation for the training of chasseur regiments and skirmishers of all infantry)
1831
No trace of a viewable item.

Воинский устав о пехотной службе (Military Regulations on Infantry Service)
1846
Volume 1 link (plates are folded out)
Volume 2 link (plates are folded out)

Устав для драгунских полков (Regulations for Dragoon Regiments)
1848
prlib.ru/item/459896 (viewable but not downloadable – plates are folded out)

14Bore16 Aug 2025 2:27 p.m. PST

As Napoleonic Russia is my main reading as of late will wade through these.

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