The 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps (Russian, 1-й Кавказский кавалерийский корпус) was a military formation of the
Russian Empire
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during
World War I
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, from 1915 to 1918, and was part of the
Russian Caucasus Army. The corps was formed in October 1915 from parts of the Imperial Russian Caucasian army cavalry to serve as an expeditionary force in Persia to counteract pro-German forces (
Persian Campaign Persian expedition or Persian campaign may refer to:
* Persian campaign (Alexander the Great) (334–333 BC)
*Julian's Persian expedition (363)
* Persian expedition of Stepan Razin (1699)
* Persian campaign of Peter the Great (1722–1723)
* Pers ...
). It was formed under the command of the Caucasus Army, but then reorganized into the
Caucasus Front in April 1917 as a result of the turmoil caused by the
Russian Revolution. It changed names several times throughout the war and was disbanded in June 1918.
Names
*Expeditionary Cavalry Corps in Persia (October 1915--April 28, 1916)
*Caucasian Cavalry Corps (April 29, 1916--June 1916)
*1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps (June 1916--March 1917)
*Independent Caucasian Cavalry Corps (March 1917--March 1918)
*Caucasian Cavalry Corps (March 1918--June 1918)
Order of Battle
The 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps composed of:
*
1st Caucasus Cossack Division (Russian Empire) commanded by
Lieutenant General
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Raddac.
** 1st Brigade commanded by
Major General
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Pereperlovsky.
***
1st Uman regiment commanded by
Colonel Leshchenko
***
1st Kuban regiment commanded by
Colonel Surzhikov
** 2nd Brigade commanded by Major General Fedyushkin)
***
1st Zaporizhzhya regiment commanded by Colonel
Urchukin.
***
1st Gorsko-Mozdok regiment commanded by Colonel
Naydenov
** 1st Caucasian Horse Artillery Division commanded by Colonel
Stopchansky.
*** 2nd Kuban Cossack Battery commanded by
military foreman Fedyushkin.
*** 1st Terek Cossack Battery commanded by
military foreman Kochergin.
Commanders
*Lieutenant General
Nikolai Baratov
Nikolai Nikolaevich Baratov (russian: Николай Николаевич Баратов) (February 1, 1865 – March 22, 1932) was an Imperial Russian Army general during World War I and the Russian Civil War.
Early career
Baratov was born i ...
: 1916–1917
*Lieutenant General A. A. Pavlov: 1917
*Lieutenant General Nikolai Baratov: 1917
See also
*
Persian Campaign Persian expedition or Persian campaign may refer to:
* Persian campaign (Alexander the Great) (334–333 BC)
*Julian's Persian expedition (363)
* Persian expedition of Stepan Razin (1699)
* Persian campaign of Peter the Great (1722–1723)
* Pers ...
References
* A. K. Zalesskij I mirowaja wojna. Prawitieli i wojennaczalniki. wyd. WECZE Moskwa 2000.
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