26th Jaeger Regiment
| 26th Jaeger Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | July 13, 1806 - January 28, 1833 |
| A country |  Russia |
| Included in | 14th Infantry Division of the 1st Separate Infantry Corps |
| Type of | infantry |
| Participation in | World War 1812 , Overseas campaigns of 1813 and 1814 |
Content
Formation Regiment
Formed on July 13, 1806, on April 3, 1814, for distinction against the French, it was named the 26th JΓ€ger Grenadier, and on August 30, 1815 - the 5th Carabinier Regiment. Upon the abolition of the jaeger regiments on January 28, 1833, the regiment, according to the official data of the directory of V.K. Shenk , was divided in half between the Siberian and Little Russian grenadier regiments; according to the data of G. S. Gabayev, the regiment was divided battalion between the Siberian, Little Russian and Astrakhan grenadier regiments. The seniority of the regiment was not preserved, and insignia were inherited in the Siberian and Little Russian regiments.
Shelf Campaigns
Both active battalions were in the 14th Infantry Division of the 1st Separate Infantry Corps; the grenadier company of the 2nd battalion was in the 1st consolidated grenadier battalion of the same division; these battalions took part in many matters of the Patriotic War and Foreign campaigns . The reserve battalion was in the garrison of Riga .
Locations
1820 - M. Kimra of Korchevsky Uyezd, the second battalion - in the Sloboda-Ukrainian province, with the 2nd Ulan Division settled
Regiment Insignia
The 26th Jaeger Regiment had the following insignia: two silver pipes with the inscription β For distinction in defeat and expulsion of the enemy from the borders of Russia in 1812 β, granted on April 13, 1813 (one at a time went to the Siberian and Little Russian regiments); badges for hats for lower ranks with the inscription "For Distinction", granted April 27, 1814
Chefs of the regiment
- 06/23/806 - 09/07/1811 - Colonel (from 30/30/808 Major General) Erickson, Ivan Matveevich
- 11/03/1811 - 09/01/1814 - Colonel (from 03/03/1813 m., From 04/27/1814 h.) Roth, Loggin Osipovich
Regiment Commanders
- 04/12/1810 - 10/19/1810 - Colonel Karpenko, Moses Ivanovich
- 04/23/1813 - 05/09/1813 - Lieutenant Colonel Esipov, Mikhail Ivanovich
- 06/01/1815 - 04/20/1819 - lieutenant colonel (Colonel from 06/06/1817) Medvedev, Pyotr Ivanovich (military)
- 04/20/1819 - 02/10/1821 - Colonel Kamensky
- in 1820 - Colonel Melgunov 1st [1]
- 02/10/1821 -? - Colonel Samsonov 2nd
See also: 55th Jaeger Regiment .
Notes
- β The highest orders for military ranks from January 1 to August 20. 1820 .. - 1821. - S. 256.
Sources
- Military Encyclopedia / Ed. V.F. Novitsky and others - St. Petersburg. : t. in I.V. Sytin, 1911-1915.
- Gabaev G.S. Painting on Russian regiments of 1812. Kiev, 1912
- Schenk V.K. Grenadier and infantry regiments. Reference book of the imperial headquarters. SPb., 1909
- Encyclopedia of Military and Naval Sciences // Edited by G. A. Leer. T. I β VIII. SPb., 1883-1895