First Western Army

The First Western Army was a field army created in 1810 as part of the reorganisation of the Imperial Russian Army, and was intended as a defense against the north-western part of the Empire from the expected invasion by Napoleon. The total troops in this Army (159,800 men) included 150 battalions, 128 squadrons, 19 Cossack regiments, and 590 guns.

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