The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars

The Russian Army at the beginning of the

PatrioticWarof1812
NapoleonicWarswas,likesomanyotherstates
inEurope,stilltrainedtofightinthemeasured, LeaderStatusIII
linearformationsofthepreviouscentury,witha FourGroupsof8Musketeers
great emphasis on parade drill and with slow, LeaderStatusII
ponderous volley fire as its primary method of OneGroupsof8Grenadiers
combat. LeaderStatusII
OneGroupof6JgerSkirmishers
Likemanyofitsneighbours,Russiawastosuffer
many defeats at the hands of the French, even PointsValue: 59
losingMoscowtotheinvadingGrandeArmein
1812. However, Russia was nothing if not ThelastforcerepresentstheRussiansadvancing
resilient.Shruggingoffdefeats,inthesameway intoPrussiaandPolandfollowingtheremainsof
that her predominantly serf soldiers shrugged theGrandArme.
off staggering losses, the Russians emerged by
1812asawellequippedArmyforgedinbattle.
WolvesfromtheEast
Thefourforcespresentedheretracethe LeaderStatusIII
developmentoftheRussianArmyofthisperiod. Twogroupsof8Musketeers
LeaderStatusII
LineInfantryForceto1806 TwoGroupsof8Opolchenie
LeaderStatusII LeaderStatusI
LeaderStatusI OneGroupof6JgerSkirmishers
ThreeGroupsof8Musketeers LeaderStatusII
LeaderStatusII OneGroupsof8Cossacks
TwoGroupsof8Musketeers PointsValue: 57
LeaderStatusI
OneGroupof6LineInfantrySkirmishers SpecialCharacteristics:
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StoicSerfsTheRussianArmywerenoted
Thesecondforcerepresentsaforceafterthe fortheirabilitytostoicallyacceptcasualties
reorganisationswhichoccurredafterJenaand whichothernationswouldfind
servingwiththeFrenchduringtheinvasionof unacceptable.WhentwoCommandCards
Russia. areplayed,withoutneedfortheUnittobe

activatedoraLeaderpresent,aRussian
JgerForceto1806 Unitmayremove1D6Shock.
LeaderStatusII
LeaderStatusI Controlled Fire: Russian Line troops up
FourGroupsof8Jger to 1806 will only fire controlled volleys
LeaderStatusII wherethisisshownasbeingObligatory.
LeaderStatusI
TwoGroupsof6JgerSkirmishers Ancien Rgime: Trained in the drill of a
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bygone age, the Rrussians cannot form
AttackColumnsbefore1810.
Thefollowingforcerepresentsabodydefending
Russiain1812,suchasdefendingtheGrand

BatteryatBorodino.



RussianLineInfantryto1806 Type Regulars
PointsValue 6 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes Obligatory 3 3 2 PoorShots,StoicSerfs
RussianLineInfantry,1807onwards Type Regulars
PointsValue 6 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes No 3 2 2 StoicSerfs
SecondRateLineInfantry Type Conscripts&Volunteer
PointsValue 3 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always No No 3 3 PoorShots
LineJger Type Regulars
PointsValue 6 Weapon Muskets Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes Yes 3 3 2 StoicSerfs,Sharp
Practice
LineGrenadiersto1806 Type Regulars
PointsValue 7 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes Obligatory 3 3 2 Aggressive,StoicSerfs
LineGrenadiers,1807onwards Type Regulars
PointsValue 7 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes FirstOnly 2 2 2 Aggressive,StoicSerfs
OpolchenieInfantry Type Militia
PointsValue 2 Weapon Musket Size 10
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
NoShock No No Poorshots.Hearth&
Home
GuardInfantryto1806 Type Regulars
PointsValue 7 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes Obligatory 2 3 2 Stubborn,StoicSerfs

GuardInfantry,1807onwards Type Regulars

PointsValue 7 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes FirstOnly 2 2 2 Stubborn,StoicSerfs
GuardGrenadiers Type Elite
PointsValue 8 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes Yes 2 2 2 Aggressive,StoicSerfs
GuardJger Type Elite
PointsValue 8 Weapon Musket Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes Yes 2 2 2 StoicSerfs,Sharp
Practice
LineJgerSkirmishers Type Skirmishers
PointsValue 7 Weapon Musket Size 6
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes No 2 SharpPractice
GuardJgerSkirmishers Type LightInfantry
PointsValue 9 Weapon Musket Size 6
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes No 2 SharpPractice,Stoic
Serfs
LineInfantrySkirmisher Type IrregularSkirmishers
PointsValue 4 Weapon Muskets Size 6
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Never No No WeedyCoves
Cuirassier Type ImpactCavalry
PointsValue 9 Weapon Sabre Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always No No 2 2 TallyHo!,Cuirass
Dragoons Type Dragoons
PointsValue 8 Weapon SabreandCarbine Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always No No 2 TallyHo!

Hussars Type ScoutingCavalry

PointsValue 5 Weapon Sabre Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always No No 2
Uhlans Type ScoutingCavalry
PointsValue 5 Weapon Lance Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always No No 2
Cossacks Type IrregularCavalry
PointsValue 4 Weapon Lanceandpistol Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
NoShock No No 1 Tactical,MobileD.P.,
Plunderers
CossacksoftheGuard Type ScoutingCavalry
PointsValue 7 Weapon Lance Size 8
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always No No 2 2 Tactical,TallyHo!
RussianArtilleryto1805 Type Artillery
PointsValue 5,6,8 Weapon Gun Size 5
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
NoShock No No
RussianArtillery,1806to1810 Type Artillery
PointsValue 6,7,9 Weapon Gun Size 5
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes FirstOnly 2
RussianArtillery,1811onwards Type Artillery
PointsValue 8,9,11 Weapon Gun Size 5
Formation FirstFire Controlled Crashing Step Drill Characteristics
Volley volley Out
Always Yes Yes 2 2 2 SharpPractice