1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
94. The history of the Russian army begins with the abolition of the Strelitz (q.v.) by Peter the Great in 1698, the nucleus of the new forces being four regiments of foot, two of which are well known to-day under their old titles of Preobrazhenski and Semenovski. Throughout the i8th century Russian military progress obeyed successive dynasties of western European models — first those of Prussia, then those of France. In the earlier part of the igih century the army, used chiefly in wars against the revolutionary s…
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