Semenovsky Regiment
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Semenovsky Life-Guards Regiment (Семёновский лейб-гвардии полк) was one of the two oldest guards regiments of the Imperial Russian Army
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. In year 1700 it was designated the Semenovsky Life Guards Regiment (after a village of Semenovskoe near Moscow, where it was initially stationed). From 1723 the regiment was quartered in St. Petersburg.
During the Great Northern War
the regiment fought in the Battle of Narva
, in 1703 excelled in the siege of Nyenschantz and capture of the Swedish fleet at the mouth of the Neva River, took part in the Prut campaign of 1711.
Regiment operated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1735-39), Russo-Swedish wars of 1741-1743 and 1788-1790. The entire regiment participated in the wars with France
(1805, 1806-07, 1812-14), and Turkey (1828-29 and 1877-78).
In 1905 regiment participated in quelling of the armed uprising in Moscow
.
During the First world war
the regiment was dispatched to the South-Western front
as part of the 1st Guards Infantry Division
; the reserve battalion, which remained in Petrograd took part in February revolution
in 1917.
In March 1918 the Semenovsky regiment returned from the battlefront to Petrograd and was disbanded the same month.
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army was the land armed force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of around 938,731 regular soldiers and 245,850 irregulars . Until the time of military reform of Dmitry Milyutin in...
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History
Its history dates back to 1683 from Toy army of Peter IToy army of Peter I
The toy army of Peter I was initially called hi kiel evans and was a collection of young Peter's playmates, noblemens' sons and attendants of his father Aleksei's court....
. In year 1700 it was designated the Semenovsky Life Guards Regiment (after a village of Semenovskoe near Moscow, where it was initially stationed). From 1723 the regiment was quartered in St. Petersburg.
During the Great Northern War
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...
the regiment fought in the Battle of Narva
Battle of Narva (1700)
The Battle of Narva on 19 November 1700 was an early battle in the Great Northern War. A Swedish relief army under Charles XII of Sweden defeated a Russian siege force three times its size. Before, Charles XII had forced Denmark-Norway to sign the Treaty of Travendal...
, in 1703 excelled in the siege of Nyenschantz and capture of the Swedish fleet at the mouth of the Neva River, took part in the Prut campaign of 1711.
Regiment operated in the Russo-Turkish War of 1735-39), Russo-Swedish wars of 1741-1743 and 1788-1790. The entire regiment participated in the wars with France
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
(1805, 1806-07, 1812-14), and Turkey (1828-29 and 1877-78).
In 1905 regiment participated in quelling of the armed uprising in Moscow
Moscow Uprising of 1905
The Moscow Uprising occurred 7–17 December 1905; it was centred in the Presnia district and was mainly led by the Bolsheviks. It ended in defeat for the revolutionaries and provoked a swift counter-revolution that lasted till 1907.- Triggers :...
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During the First world war
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
the regiment was dispatched to the South-Western front
Southwestern Front (Russian Empire)
The Southwestern Front was a major unit of the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War. It was established on 19 August 1914.- Commanders of the Southwestern Front :* 19.07.1914-17.03.1916 — General of Infantry Nikolai Ivanov...
as part of the 1st Guards Infantry Division
1st Guards Infantry Division (Russian Empire)
The 1st Guards Infantry Division of the Russian Imperial Guard comprised two brigades: the first with the Preobrazhensky Regiment and the Semenovsky Regiment , and the second, with the Izmaylovsky Regiment and the Guards Jäger Regiment...
; the reserve battalion, which remained in Petrograd took part in February revolution
February Revolution
The February Revolution of 1917 was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Centered around the then capital Petrograd in March . Its immediate result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire...
in 1917.
In March 1918 the Semenovsky regiment returned from the battlefront to Petrograd and was disbanded the same month.