Global Information2nd Pavlograd Life Hussar Regiment information
| 2nd Alexander III Pavlograd Life Hussar Regiment | |
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 Regimental badge from 1912 | |
| Active | 1764–1918 |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Type | Cavalry (Hussars) |
| Size | 1,116 men (1812)[1] |
| Part of | 2nd Cavalry Division (1914) |
| Garrison/HQ | Suwałki (1914) |
| Patron | Alexander III |
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The 2nd Pavlograd Life Hussar Regiment (Russian: 2-й лейб-гусарский Павлоградский полк) was a cavalry regiment of the Imperial Russian Army.
The regiment was originally formed in 1783 as the Pavlograd Light Horse Regiment from the Dnepr and Yekaterinoslav Regiments of Pikemen, although it traced its seniority back to the establishment of both regiments in 1764. It became the Pavlograd Hussar Regiment in 1801, and fought in the Napoleonic Wars, distinguishing itself at the Battle of Schöngrabern during the War of the Third Coalition. The regiment also fought at Austerlitz, Eylau, and Friedland, but served in a secondary theatre during the French invasion of Russia, although it fought in the Battle of Berezina in the latter. Subsequently, it took part in the Russian campaign in Europe, fighting at Leipzig, Craonne and Saint-Dizier.
The regiment went on to fight in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829, the November Uprising, the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Crimean War, and the January Uprising.
- ^ Podmazo 2004, pp. 539–540.