Uniforms of the Russian Army
During the Napoleonic Wars.
1800-1815

1. Infantry.
2. Cavalry.
3. Sources, Authors and Links.

Uniforms of the Russian Infantry
1800-1815.


Russian infantry officers in 1801
from left to right:
4th Jagers, Astrakhan Grenadiers, and Navazhinsk Musketeers


1802-1803
from left to right:
officer of Lifeguard Jager Battalion
staff officer of Lifeguard Semenovsk Regiment
battalion-drummer of Leifegurd Preobrazhensk Regiment
private of Lifeguard Jager Battalion
fifer of Leifegurd Preobrazhensk Regiment


1802-1807
from left to right:
grenadier of Seleguinsk Musketeer Regiment (1802-1805)
company-drummer of Tobolsk Musketeer Regiment
private of Nevski Musketeer Regiment
non-combatant of Uglitz Musketeer Regiment
NCO of Tenguinsk Musketeer Regiment


1805-1807
battalion-drummer of Butyrsk Musketeer Regiment
NCO of Kiev Grenadier Regiment
private of St.Petersbourg Grenadier Regiment
private of Fanagoria Grenadier Regiment
private of Arhangelgorod Musketeer Regiment


Headwears 1802-1805
from top to bottom:
1 - grenadier mitre-cap (pattern 1802) of Life Grenadier Regiment
2 - grenadier mitre-cap (pattern 1802) of Pavlovsk Grenadier Regiment
3 - fusilier mitre-cap (pattern 1802) of Astrakhan Grenadier Regiment
4 - grenadier shako (pattern 1805)
5 - jager shako (pattern 1803)
6 - grenadier officer shako (unofficial)
kaski of heavy infantry (pattern 1802): 7 & 8 - Lifeguard Preobrazhensk
9 - Lifeguard Semenovsk, 10 - Lifeguard Izmailovsk


Headwears, Collars, Shoulder-Straps and Cuffs 1802-1805
Finnish Inspection
1 - Vielikie-Louki Musketeers, 2 - Riazan Musketeers, 3 - Nevski Musketeers
St.Petersbourg Inspection
4 - Life Grenadiers, 5 - Pavlovsk Grenadiers
6 - Kexholm Musketeers, 7 - Belozersk Musketeers, 8 - Yeletz Musketeers
9 - Tenguinsk Musketeers, 10 - Litovsk Musketeers, 11 - Petrovsk Musketeers
Lifland Inspection
12 - St.Petersbourg Grenadiers, 13 - Taurida Grenadiers
14 - Chernigov Musketeers, 15 - Tobolsk Musketeers, 16 - Sievsk Musketeers
17 - Dneprovsk Musketeers, 18 - Revelsk Musketeers, 19 - Sophia Musketeers
20 - Koporsk Musketeers, 21 - Kalouga Musketeers
Lithuanian Inspection
22 - Yekaterinoslavsk Grenadiers, 23 - Pskov Musketeers, 24 - Rostov Musketeers
25 - Muromsk Musketeers, 26 - Arhangelgorod Musketeers, 27 - Nizovsk Musketeers
28 - Toula Musketeers, 29 - Volynhie Musketeers, 30 - Mohilev Musketeers
Brest Inspection
32 - Azov Musketeers, 33 - Vyborg Musketeers, 34 - Old Ingermanland Musketeers
35 - Apsheron Musketeers, 36 - Riazhsk Musketeers, 37 - Podolsk Musketeers
38 - Vilno Musketeers, 39 - Penza Musketeers
part of Ukrainian Inspection
40 - Kiev Grenadiers, 41 - Little Russia Grenadiers, 42 - Smolensk Musketeers


1812-1815
Smolensk, Borodino, Malo-Yaroslavetz, Krasne, Beresina River,
Dresden, Bautzen, Lutzen, Kulm, Leipzig,
La Rothiere, Craonne and Paris


Infantry General 1812-1815

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Boutirsk Infantry Regiment (winter) - - - - - - - - - - - Musicians of the Orel Infantry Regiment
Left: officer -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Left: fifer
Right: private - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Right: drummer

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Left: private of Odessa Infantry Regiment - - - - - Left: private of 20 Jager Regiment
Right: NCO of Simbirsk Infantry Regiment - - - - Right: NCO of 21st Jager Regiment

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Uniforms of the Russian Cavalry
1800-1815.


1812-1815
Smolensk, Borodino, Malo-Yaroslavetz, Krasne, Beresina River,
Dresden, Bautzen, Lutzen, Kulm, Leipzig,
La Rothiere, Craonne and Paris


Cavalry General 1812-1815

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Officer of Cuirassiers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Trumpeters of Cuirassiers


Officer of the Irkoutzk Dragoon Regiment

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Private of Soumy Hussar Regiment - - - - - - - - Trumpeter of Marioumpol Hussar Regiment


Coats of cuirassiers
(collar, jacket, cuffs, shoulder straps
& saddle cover)


Helmets of dragoons
& saddle cover


Lances and pikes.


Shakos, pelisses, dolmans
sabretaches and saddle covers of hussars.

Sources, Authors and Links.

Author of illustrations: Oleg Parhaiev (Russia)
Article: Russian Army During the Napoleonic Wars

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