A Brief History. 1st Moscow Leib-Dragoon Regiment of His Majesty. 1700-1894

A Brief History of the Life Dragoon Regiment of His Majesty was composed regimental adjutant Lieutenant-a captain SP Shebyakinym specifically for training the lower ranks. This regiment was rightly considered in the Russian Imperial Army one of the oldest. The history of its formation dates back to the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich, when Russian troops first began to be created dragoon regiments. Seniority Regiment refers to February 1700, when the formation was created by Peter the Great in the village of Transfiguration and at first received the name of "Preobrazhensky regiment of dragoons" and then "General AA Dragoon Regiment Weide." In fact, immediately after its establishment, the Dragoons regiment were equal to the first two Guards regiments of infantry, initiating the creation of the Guards cavalry. However, until the end of the XVIII century. the regiment was called only by the names of their commanders and chiefs. Only in the XIX century, during the reign of Alexander II, the regiment received the name "the Life Dragoon Moscow His Majesty." Fighting the way the regiment set out by the author to the limit briefly and presented sketches of its almost 200-year history, overwhelmed by Russian reigns prepared for the educational work with the personnel. Emperors.