Russian Caucasus Army
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| Russian Caucusus Army Росси́йская Кавказскaя армия |
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 Soldiers of the Russian Caucasus Army in the forests of Sarikamish. |
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| Active | 1914-1918 |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Regular Army |
| Type | Field Army |
| Engagements | Caucasus Campaign |
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| Notable commanders |
General Yudenich Count Vorontsov-Dashkov General Myshlaevsky |
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The Russian Caucasus Army (Russian: Росси́йская Кавказскaя армия ) of World War I was the Russian field army that fought the Caucasus Campaign. It was under the nominal command of the Governor General of the Caucasus Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov at the start of hostilities [1] . Due to the defeats at the Battle of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes, the Russians redeployed almost half their forces to the Prussian front, leaving behind just 65,000 troops from initial 100,000 to face the Ottoman army [1] .
[edit] Order of Battle, 1914
Russian Caucasus Army had 100 battalions of infantry, 117 sotnis(cavalry squadrons), and 256 guns for a total of 100,000 troops in the following formations[1] :
- I Caucasian Army Corps: General Bergmann
- 2 infantry divisions
- 2 cossack rifle brigades
- 1st Caucasian Cossack division: General Baratov
- II Turkistan Army Corps
- 4 brigades
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hinterhoff, Eugene (1984). The Campaign in Armenia. Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War I, vol ii. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, p.500. ISBN 0-86307-181-3.
