The 6th Cavalry Division (russian: 6-я кавалерийская дивизия , ''6-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya'') was a

cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...

formation of the

Russian Imperial Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...

Organization

*1st Cavalry Brigade **6th Regiment of Dragoons **6th Uhlan Regiment *2nd Cavalry Brigade **6th Regiment of Hussars **6th Regiment of Cossacks *6th Horse Artillery Division

Chiefs of Staff

*1884–1886:

Vladimir Alexandrovich Bekman Woldemar Alexander Valerian von Boeckmann (russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Бе́кман ; tr. ; 12 June 1848 – 26 November 1923) was an Imperial Russian division and corps commander. He was on the State Council (Russi ...

References

{{Russian Empire Divisions Cavalry divisions of the Russian Empire Military units and formations disestablished in 1918