词条 | Third Reserve Army of Observation |
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The Third Reserve Army of Observation was a Russian army created during 1811 as an impromptu force to watch the Austrian frontier when it became apparent that the Austrian Emperor would possibly send troops into Russia as part of the French invasion of Russia.{{cn|date=October 2014}} It had 44,000 men and 168 guns.[1] Alexander Tormasov took command of the army on 27 March 1812.[1] It was renamed the Third Western Army on 30 September 1812 following its merger with the Army of the Danube.[2][3] The Third Western Army, led by Pavel Chichagov, failed to cut off Napoleon's army's retreat, though it followed the French into Poland the following January.[3] CompositionCommander-in-Chief General of the Cavalry Alexander Tormasov Chief of Staff General Major I. N. Inzov General-quartermaster - Colonel R. E. Renni Duty General - Fligel-Adjutant Colonel K. F. Oldekop Chief of Artillery - General Major I. Kh. Sivers
The total strength of the Army was 60 battalions, 76 squadrons, 10 cossack regiments, and 168 guns. Footnotes1. ^{{cite book|last=Fremont-Barnes|first=Gregory|title=The encyclopedia of the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: a political, social, and military history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eYIRAQAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781851096466|page=991}} 2. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3bt9AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=%22Reserve+Army+of+Observation%22&source=bl&ots=YIVTYpgYTE&sig=7We8fEPLkdVsCLQLxZj5igLiiME&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TWo-VNSvJciX7Qbz4IGgAg&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22Reserve%20Army%20of%20Observation%22&f=false Alexey Yermolov, Memoirs of the Napoleonic Wars, 2nd edition, 2011, pp.122–123] 3. ^1 {{cite book|last=Mikaberidze|first=Alexander|title=Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2BwBPz4QFQC&pg=PA60|year=2005|publisher=Casemate|isbn=9781611210026|page=60}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|last=Mikaberidze|first=Alexander|title=The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXcOAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=15 October 2014|year=2007|publisher=Pen & Sword Military|isbn=9781844156030|pages=5–6}} 2 : Armies of the Russian Empire|Military units and formations established in 1811 |
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