Third Reserve Army of Observation

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. It was also needed to provide support to Bagration's flank and rear from the Duchy of Warsaw's side and maintain public order in the Volhynia and Podolia governorates.[1] It had 44,000 men and 168 guns.[2] Alexander Tormasov took command of the army on 27 March 1812.[3] It was renamed the Third Western Army on 30 September 1812 following its merger with the Army of the Danube.[4][5] 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.[5]

Composition

Commander-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.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Potrashkov, Sergei, Генерал А.П. Тормасов во главе 3-й Резервной обсервационной армии (май – сентябрь 1812 г.) [General A. P. Tormasov at the head of the 3rd Reserve Observation Army (May – September 1812)] (PDF), Borodino Museum
  2. ^ a b c d e Mikaberidze, Alexander (2007). The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov. Pen & Sword Military. pp. 5–6. ISBN 9781844156030. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. ^ Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (2006). The encyclopedia of the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: a political, social, and military history. ABC-CLIO. p. 991. ISBN 9781851096466.
  4. ^ Alexey Yermolov, Memoirs of the Napoleonic Wars, 2nd edition, 2011, pp.122–123
  5. ^ a b Mikaberidze, Alexander (2005). Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Casemate. p. 60. ISBN 9781611210026.
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