Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich and the officers of the 2nd Brigade, 1917
Active
23 August 1914 – 1917
Country
Russian Empire Russian Republic
Branch
Imperial Russian Army
Type
Cavalry
Nickname(s)
"Savage Division"
Engagements
World War I
Brusilov Offensive
Romanian Campaign (1916)
Kerensky Offensive
Commanders
Notable commanders
Michael Alexandrovich
Military unit
The Caucasian Native Cavalry Division (Russian: Кавказская туземная конная дивизия), or "Savage Division" (Russian: Дикая дивизия) was a cavalry division of the Imperial Russian Army. Formed on 23 August 1914, it was transformed into the Caucasian Native Cavalry Corps on 4 September 1917 before being dissolved several months later. It was composed mostly of Muslim volunteers from among various Peoples of the Caucasus. It took part in World War I, commanded by Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, younger brother of Emperor Nicholas II.
The division earned the nickname "Savage" for its personnel's traditional attire and relaxed discipline. During the course of World War I it distinguished itself in numerous engagements, including the Brusilov and Kerensky Offensives. During the February Revolution, initially the division supported Kornilov's coup under the assumption that the Bolsheviks were on the cusp of overthrowing the Russian Provisional Government, but after delegates from Petrograd informed them it was Kornilov who intended to overthrow the Government they refused to participate in the Kornilov affair.[1] Dissolving soon afterwards, many of its veterans enlisted into the armed forces of the White movement and the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus.
^Ascher, Abraham (October 1953). "The Kornilov Affair". Russian Review. 12 (4): 235–252. doi:10.2307/125956. JSTOR 125956.
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