Vologda 18th Infantry Regiment

In 1820 - the boot of the Ryazan province ^[1] . The regiment was part of the 4th Infantry Division.

Formed on May 16, 1803 under the name of the Vologda Musketeer Regiment from the companies of the Trinity , Belevsky , Kazan , Caucasus and Kherson Grenadiers and Vitebsk , Suzdal , Tiflis , Kabardinsky , Saratov and Sevastopol Musketeer Regiments; a company was allocated from each regiment.

The first years, the Vologda regiment stood in the Caucasus , in 1804 participated in the suppression of the uprising of the Highlanders in Kabarda , on May 14, 1804 took part in the case on the river. Chegman, and in June 1806 he made a trip to Dagestan and participated in an expedition against Baku . February 22, 1811 the regiment was named infantry. Due to the new troop schedule, by order of the commander of the Georgian Corps dated November 7, 1819, most of the Navaginsky Infantry Regiment joined the Vologda Regiment, which “by this respect” was called Navaginsky, and the remainder of the Navaginians with a small number of Vologda residents were sent to Russia under the unapproved name of the Vologda Regiment . On May 26, 1825, the regiment was officially named as still Vologda.

The regiment took part in the war with Turkey in 1828-1829. and in the Polish campaign of 1831 , where he distinguished himself on the Ponar Heights, during the defeat of the Zalivsky detachment, and during the storming of Warsaw , moreover, he lost almost 35% of his staff killed and wounded; the regimental commander, Colonel Maske, was killed, and the captain Gorunenko, awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree. For participation in the assault on Warsaw, the regiment was awarded the St. George banners.

On January 28, 1833, the Saratov Infantry Regiment was attached to the regiment.

In 1846, when crossing the ferry of Emperor Nicholas I through the Neman , near Kovna , from the Vologda Regiment, an honorary company was formed; misfortune happened and the ferry with the crew of the sovereign was ready to roll over, but everything went wrong, thanks to the inventiveness of the Vologda residents, led by Lieutenant Kardinalovsky.

During the Hungarian campaign of 1849, the 28 lower ranks of the regiment were awarded the insignia of the Military Order .

During the Eastern campaign, the regiment participated in the battle on the river. Black and lost 12 officers and 652 lower ranks killed and 21 officers and 479 lower ranks wounded. For participation in the defense of Sevastopol, the regiment re-received the St. George banners. On May 16, 1903, on the St. George’s banners of the regiment, it was ordered to keep the inscription: "For the capture of Warsaw on August 25 and 26, 1831 and for Sevastopol in 1854 and 1855." On May 27, 1860, the heir of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange, was assigned as chief of the regiment until June 15, 1879.

With the suppression of the Polish rebellion of 1863, 83 lower ranks were awarded the insignia of the Military Order. March 25, 1864 regiment assigned number 18.

In the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878. the regiment participated in the Nikopol battle, having lost 2 officers and 75 lower ranks killed, 10 officers and 198 lower ranks wounded, the regiment commander Colonel Soloviev was shell-shocked. During the , a truly heroic death was lost by Lieutenant Khoroshenko, Major Yurkovsky and Lieutenant Kovedyayev, displaying the exploits of amazing courage, courage and resourcefulness; In general, 8 officers and 489 lower ranks were killed, 10 officers and 174 lower ranks were wounded. During the “second Plevna,” the regiment lost 4 officers and 202 lower ranks killed, 6 officers and 245 lower ranks wounded. Finally, the regiment participated in the assault on Plevna on August 30; together with the Romanian troops, the regiment attacked the Grivitsky redoubt; Colonel Rykachev , the commander, fled ahead during the attack, with a gun torn from a killed Turk. Rykachev was awarded the Order of St. George 4th degree. The regiment suffered heavy losses: 2 officers and 56 lower ranks were killed, 11 officers and 414 lower ranks were wounded. In the battle of November 28, the regiment came to the aid of the grenadiers against the erupting army of Osman Pasha . Then the regiment was moved beyond the Balkans and participated in the battle near Philippopolis . For this war, the regiment was awarded the St. George trumpets with the inscription: "For distinction with Plevno and Filippopol in 1877 and 1878."

From July 18, 1898, the king of Romania Charles I was the chief of the regiment, and from April 19, 1908, the heir to the throne of Romania Ferdinand was on the list of the regiment.

On January 10, 1917, His Majesty the King of Romania, Ferdinand I, was appointed chief of the 18th Vologda infantry of His Majesty the King of the Romanian Regiment, who was ordered to be called henceforth - the 18th infantry Vologda of His Majesty the King of Romania, Ferdinand I.

Regimental holiday - June 24.

1. The regimental banner of St. George with the inscriptions: "For the seizure of Warsaw on August 25 and 26, 1831 and for Sevastopol in 1854 and 1855" and "1803-1903." With Alexander's anniversary ribbon. The highest order of May 16, 1903.
2. St. George trumpets with the inscriptions: "For the difference between Plevno and Filippopol in 1877 and 1878" and "1803-1903" ^[2] . Awarded on April 17, 1878.

Officers

Non-commissioned officers and privates

Other shelf insignia

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  Shoulder strap of a senior officer of the 2nd category in the rank of senior non-commissioned officer
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  Epaulette to marching uniforms of the 2nd category super-duty officer in the rank of senior non-commissioned officer
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  Shoulder straps for marching uniforms of a junior non-commissioned officer as a volunteer
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  Shoulder strap for marching corporal outfit from the "hunters"
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  Shoulder strap of a private as a volunteer

• 07/05/804 - 02/09/805 - Major Maslennikov
• 09/07/1805 - 06/22/1815 - Major Skvortsov, Nikolai Petrovich
• 06/22/1815 - 07/15/1818 - Colonel Pyaterikov, Vasily Ilyich
• 07.15.1818 - 04.11.1819 - Lieutenant Colonel Urnishevsky
• 11/04/1819 - 12/12/1821 - Colonel Astafyev, Lev Yevstafyevich
• 02/01/1822 - 1831 - Colonel Maske.
• 1831 - Head Captain Gorunenko
• 02/11/1834 - 03/08/1834 - Pushchin, Nikolai Nikolaevich
• 1863-1868 - Colonel Gorshkov, Andrey Davidovich
• 11.1868 - 1877 ^[7] - Colonel Soloviev, Nikolay Vsevolodovich
• 06/26/1877 ^[7] - 02/19/1888 - Colonel Rykachev, Stepan Vasilievich (actually commanded until 3.10.1879)
• 10/03/1879 - 03/02/1885 - Colonel Alekseev, Alexander Evdokimovich
• 03/10/1885 - 12/26/1892 - Colonel Aspelund, Victor Karlovich
• 01/04/1893 - 03/12/1897 - Colonel von Focht, Nikolai Alexandrovich
• 03/12/1897 - 03/31/1900 - Colonel Kosenko, Grigory Stepanovich
• 04/27/1900 - 03/02/1904 - Colonel Ragosa, Alexander Frantsevich
• 03/07/1904 - 10/27/1908 - Colonel Karabchevsky, Platon Vladimirovich
• 12/04/1908 - 05/01/1910 - Colonel Yatelnitsky, Nikifor Antonovich
• 05/01/1910 - 04/20/1915 - Colonel Stupin, Georgy Vladimirovich
• 04/20/1915 - 11/29/1916 - Colonel (from May 21, 1915 major general) Terletsky, Alexander Dmitrievich
• 12/04/1916 - after 09/25/1917 - Colonel Klesov, Julian Panteleimonovich

• 07.24.1805 - 01.21.1809 - Arsenyev, Nikolai Mikhailovich .
• 05/27/1860 - 06/15/1879 - Prince of Orange, heir to the Netherlands Wilhelm
• 07/18/1898 - 01/10/1917 - King of Romania, Charles I
• 01/10/1917 - 1918 - King of Romania, Ferdinand I

• Bachevsky K. I. Memories of the campaign of the 18th Vologda Infantry Regiment in Turkey, in 1877-78. SPb., 1886. on the website of Runivers
• Military Encyclopedia / Ed. V.F. Novitsky and others - St. Petersburg. : t. in I.V. Sytin, 1911-1915.
• Fokht, N. A. A Brief History of the 18th Vologda Infantry Regiment. 1803-1897. Zhytomyr, 1898.
• SchenkV.K. Tables of uniforms of uniforms of the Russian Army (24 visual. Tab. New forms) / Comp. regiment. VK. Schenk. - Compiled on May 10, 1910 . - SPb. : Lit. N. Kadushina, 1910 .-- 24 p.

• Vologda 18th Infantry Regiment // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.