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The '''Chevalier Guard Regiment''' ({{lang-ru|Кавалергардский полк|Kavalergardskiy polk}}) was a Russian [[heavy cavalry]] [[guard regiment]], created in 1800 by the reformation of the Chevalier Guard corps, itself created in 1764 by [[Catherine the Great]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Imperial Guard |url=http://www.mannerheim.fi/05_s_ura/e_kaarti.htm |website=mannerheim.fi |accessdate=12 May 2020}}</ref> As other Russian heavy cavalry guard regiments (the Life-Guards Horse Regiment, His Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment, and Her Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment), the Chevalier Guards were equipped as [[cuirassier]]s (with some differences in uniform and equipment from army cuirassiers and other guard cuirassier regiments).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Viskovatov |first1=Aleksandr Vasilevich |title=Uniforms of Russian army during the Napoleonic war Vol. 8 - The grenadiers |date=2016 |publisher=Soldiershop Publishing |isbn=9788893270403 |translator=Mark Conrad |series=Soldiers, Weapons & Uniforms |volume=13}}</ref>
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The '''Chevalier Guard regiment''' ({{lang-ru|Кавалергардский полк}}) was a [[Russia]]n heavy cavalry guard regiment, created in 1800 by the reformation of the Chevalier Guard corps, itself created in 1764 by [[Catherine the Great]]. As other Russian heavy cavalry guard regiments (the Life-Guards Horse Regiment, His Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment, and Her Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment), the Chevalier Guards were equipped as [[cuirassiers]] (with some differences in uniform and equipment from army cuirassiers and other guard cuirassier regiments).
 
  
 
== Campaigns ==
 
== Campaigns ==
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[[Image:Cavalerguard Regiment.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Military uniform, 1914. Her Supreme majesty Empress Maria Feodovrvna Chevalier Guards regiment]]
 
  
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* 1805 - The regiment first saw combat in the [[Battle of Austerlitz]], in which it fought bravely, covering the retreat of units from the [[Preobrazhensky Regiment|Preobrazhensky]] and [[Semenovsky Regiment|Semyonovsky]] regiments of the Russian guard infantry. The Chevalier Guards were countercharged and defeated by the [[Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale|French Horse Grenadiers]] of the [[Old Guard]], who inflicted heavy casualties among the Russians.
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* 1805 – The regiment first saw combat in the [[Battle of Austerlitz]], in which it fought bravely, covering the retreat of units from the [[Preobrazhensky Regiment|Preobrazhensky]] and [[Semenovsky Regiment]]s of the Russian Imperial Guard infantry. The Chevalier Guards were countercharged and defeated by the [[Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale|French Horse Grenadiers]] of the [[Old Guard (France)|Old Guard]], who inflicted heavy casualties among the Russians.
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* 1807 - [[Battle of Heilsberg]]
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* 1807 – [[Battle of Heilsberg]]
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* 1812 - The regiment distinguished itself during the [[Patriotic War of 1812|Patriotic War]] of 1812. The Chevalier Guards lost their colonel early in the [[Battle of Borodino]] but, in concert with the Life Guard Horse Regiment, effectively stopped the decisive charge of Saxon cuirassier regiments and defeated French Horse Carabiniers.
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* 1812 – The regiment distinguished itself during the [[French invasion of Russia|Patriotic War]] of 1812. The Chevalier Guards lost their colonel early in the [[Battle of Borodino]] but, in concert with the Life Guard Horse Regiment, effectively stopped the decisive charge of Saxon cuirassier regiments and defeated French Horse Carabiniers.
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* 1813 - [[Battle of Lützen (1813)|Lützen]], [[Battle of Kulm|Kulm]], [[Battle of Leipzig|Leipzig]]
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* 1813 – [[Battle of Lützen (1813)|Lützen]], [[Battle of Kulm|Kulm]], [[Battle of Leipzig|Leipzig]]
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* 1831 - [[November Uprising|Polish campaign]]
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* 1814 – [[Battle of Fère-Champenoise|Fère-Champenoise]]
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* 1914 - [[First World War]]
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* 1831 – [[November Uprising|Polish Campaign]]
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* 1914 – [[World War I|First World War]]
 
The regiment was disbanded in 1918.
 
The regiment was disbanded in 1918.
  
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Many famous men served as Chevalier Guards including [[Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès]], [[Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin]], [[Denis Davydov]], [[Mikhail Skobelev]], [[Aleksandr Rodzyanko]], [[Pavlo Skoropadskyi]] and [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim]].
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Many famous men served as Chevalier Guards including [[Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès]], [[Grigory Potemkin]], [[Denis Davydov]], [[Mikhail Skobelev]], [[Alexander Rodzyanko]], [[Pavlo Skoropadskyi]], [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim]] and [[Alexander Ypsilantis]].
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==Gallery==
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|File:chevalier guard.jpg|Officers of the Chevalier Guard. In left (1–2) is [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim|Carl Mannerheim]]
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|File:Cavalerguard Regiment.jpg|Military uniform, 1914. Her Majesty Empress [[Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark)|Marie Theorodovna]] Chevalier Guards regiment
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|File:Кираса офицерская Кавалергардского полка 1880.jpg|Officer's cuirass from the Chevalier Guard Regiment, 1880
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|File:B.Villevalde. Episode from Foreign Campaigns of Russian Army of 1813-1814..jpg|This painting by [[Bogdan Willewalde]] depicts the meeting of officers of the Russian Guards cavalry with the residents of one of the European cities in 1813–1814. It depicts (left - right) officer of the [[Imperial Guard (Russia)|Life Guards]] Hussar Regiment, chief- and staff officers of the Life Guards Horse Regiment, chief-officers of the Life Guards [[Uhlan]] and Chevalier Guard Regiments. In the background can be seen the lower ranks of the Life Guards Hussar and one of the Army Cuirassier Regiments.
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==References==
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* [[Russian Imperial Guard]]
 
* [[Russian Imperial Guard]]
 
* [http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Russian_guard.htm Russian Imperial Guard During the Napoleonic Wars]
 
* [http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Russian_guard.htm Russian Imperial Guard During the Napoleonic Wars]
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Chevalier Guard Regiment
— III —
250px
Chevalier Guard Regiment in the Battle of Austerlitz
Active 1800-1918
Country Russian Empire
Branch Russian Imperial Guard
Type Heavy cavalry
Size Regiment
Part of 1st Guard Cavalry division
Garrison/HQ St. Petersburg

The Chevalier Guard Regiment (Russian: Кавалергардский полк) was a Russian heavy cavalry guard regiment, created in 1800 by the reformation of the Chevalier Guard corps, itself created in 1764 by Catherine the Great.[1] As other Russian heavy cavalry guard regiments (the Life-Guards Horse Regiment, His Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment, and Her Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment), the Chevalier Guards were equipped as cuirassiers (with some differences in uniform and equipment from army cuirassiers and other guard cuirassier regiments).[2]

Campaigns

The regiment was disbanded in 1918.

Many famous men served as Chevalier Guards including Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Grigory Potemkin, Denis Davydov, Mikhail Skobelev, Alexander Rodzyanko, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim and Alexander Ypsilantis.

Gallery

Officers of the Chevalier Guard. In left (1–2) is Carl Mannerheim
Officers of the Chevalier Guard. In left (1–2) is Carl Mannerheim 
Military uniform, 1914. Her Majesty Empress Marie Theorodovna Chevalier Guards regiment
Military uniform, 1914. Her Majesty Empress Marie Theorodovna Chevalier Guards regiment 
Officer's cuirass from the Chevalier Guard Regiment, 1880
Officer's cuirass from the Chevalier Guard Regiment, 1880 
This painting by Bogdan Willewalde depicts the meeting of officers of the Russian Guards cavalry with the residents of one of the European cities in 1813–1814. It depicts (left - right) officer of the Life Guards Hussar Regiment, chief- and staff officers of the Life Guards Horse Regiment, chief-officers of the Life Guards Uhlan and Chevalier Guard Regiments. In the background can be seen the lower ranks of the Life Guards Hussar and one of the Army Cuirassier Regiments.
This painting by Bogdan Willewalde depicts the meeting of officers of the Russian Guards cavalry with the residents of one of the European cities in 1813–1814. It depicts (left - right) officer of the Life Guards Hussar Regiment, chief- and staff officers of the Life Guards Horse Regiment, chief-officers of the Life Guards Uhlan and Chevalier Guard Regiments. In the background can be seen the lower ranks of the Life Guards Hussar and one of the Army Cuirassier Regiments. 

References

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External links

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