Before the creation of the Caucasus Military District in 1865, Russian forces in the Caucasus were organized, at different times, in a number of formations under various names.
18-398: Caucasus Army (also Caucasian Army) or Russian Caucasus Army (also Russian Caucasian Army) can refer to several military formations: Imperial Russian military formations [ edit ] Russian Caucasus Forces (before 1865) , a variety of formations with various names including (in 1857–1865) Caucasus Army Caucasus Military District ,
36-471: A shootout. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Kizlyar serves as the administrative center of Kizlyarsky District , even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with one urban-type settlement ( Komsomolsky ) and one rural locality (the railway crossing loop of No. 17 ), incorporated separately as the Town of Kizlyar —an administrative unit with
54-587: Is a town in the Republic of Dagestan , Russia , located on the border with the Chechen Republic in the delta of the Terek River 221 kilometers (137 mi) northwest of Makhachkala , the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census , its population was 48,984. According to some researchers, the name of the city comes from an old name for the Terek River . Another translation of
72-556: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Russian Caucasus Forces (before 1865) In 1777, the Russian troops located at Kizlyar and along the entire borderline of the Terek River were formed into a body subordinate to the governor of Astrakhan . Into this corps were subsumed the Karbadian and Gorski jaeger battalions from the garrison of Kizlyar, and one battalion of
90-709: The Caucasus fortified borderline. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Kizlyar operated as one of the trading posts between Russia and the Middle East and Central Asia . During this period, the population was largely Armenian and Russian . In 1796 2,800 Armenians and 1,000 Russians lived in Kizlyar. During the Russian Empire , the settlement was the administrative capital of the Kizlyarsky Otdel of
108-568: The Terek Oblast . In 1942 the Germans briefly took Kizylar (Kizjlar). In January 1996 Chechen separatists raided the local airbase in the course of the Kizlyar raid , which claimed the lives of seventy-eight Russian soldiers. On 18 February 2018 five people were killed and five wounded after a shooting attack took place outside a Christian church in Kizlyar. Police killed the attacker in
126-583: The Caucasian border, in Georgia, and in the Transcaucasian region in general, were formed into a separate Georgia Corps. In early 1819, the commander in Georgia, General Ermolov , requested a strengthening of the forces in the region. Tsar Alexander I did not feel able to do this on a permanent basis, but on April 19 sent ten regiments as a temporary reinforcement. In August 1820, an Imperial Order
144-741: The Tsarina Catherine II , having decided to declare war on Persia , ordered that the Corps be strengthened with the addition of four infantry regiments, 3 legkokonnymi regiments, and one Cossack regiment. The troops chosen to participate in the Persian Expedition of 1796 were organized into the Caspian Corps under Count Zubov . This Corps consisted of six battalions of grenadiers, twelve battalions of musketeers, seven jaeger battalions, and 45 squadrons of cavalry. After
162-673: The death of Catherine, her successor Paul I halted military operations against Persia and withdrew all the troops stationed on the Caspian and in Georgia back into Russia. In November 1796, an Imperial Order established a reorganization of all regiments. The troops were formed into 12 divisions, and soon renamed the Inspectorate. Troops stationed in the Caucasus became the Tenth Caucasian Division. The Caspian Corps
180-646: The garrison of the town of Mozdok . In 1779, this body was strengthened with the arrival at Astrakhan of the Selege, Tomsk, and Ladoga infantry regiments. In the autumn of 1782, this body, having been further strengthened in the meantime, was named the Novolineyny Corps, and then soon renamed the Caucasus Corps. By then, the Corps consisted of 22 infantry battalions, 20 squadrons of dragoons, and four batteries of artillery (30 guns). In early 1796,
198-424: The name Kizlyar is from an unspecified Turkic language , meaning "girls". According to Vyacheslav Nikonov , correct translation of this Turkic toponym is "red cliff". The first documented reference to Kizlyar dates back to 1609, although some historians associate the place with Samandar , the 8th-century capital of Khazaria . In 1735 the Russian government built a fortress in Kizlyar and laid foundations for
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#1732766058557216-702: The name used for the White army in southern Russia during the Russian Civil War Caucasus Army of VSUR , the name used for a separate White army, which operated between May 1919 and January 1920 Soviet military formations [ edit ] 11th Army (RSFSR) (1918–1921), formed October 3 1918 from the Northern Caucasus Army Its successor, the Red Banner Caucasus Army (1921–1935), which
234-513: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Russian_Caucasus_Army&oldid=880548623 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
252-473: The status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , the Town of Kizlyar is incorporated as Kizlyar Urban Okrug . As of the 2021 Census , the town's ethnic composition was as follows: In the early 19th century, Kizlyar became a center of viticulture and wine making . The local cognac factory ( Kizlyar Brandy Factory ) produces a variety of alcoholic beverages but specializes primarily in
270-590: The successor organization to this army Russian Caucasus Army (World War I) , the Russian army on the Caucasus front in World War I (July 1914 - April 1917) Russian Republic military formation [ edit ] Caucasus Front (Russian Republic) , the successor organization to the Imperial Russian Caucasus Army White Russian (anti-Bolshevik) military formation [ edit ] Caucasus Volunteer Army ,
288-496: Was disbanded and its troops reassigned to organizations which had been withdrawn into the internal provinces of Russia. In 1801, at time of the accession to the throne of Tsar Alexander I , the troops in the Caucasian Inspectorate consisted of 15 infantry battalions, 20 squadrons of dragoons, and 5 artillery batteries. On December 21, 1815, by Imperial Order, the troops of the 19th and 20th divisions, located on
306-820: Was issued decreeing that some troops in the Georgia Corps be formed into a separate Caucasus Corps. On December 6, 1857, the Caucasus Corps was renamed the Caucasus Army, and the post of Chief of the Caucasus Army General Staff was created. In August 1865, the Caucasus Military District was created, and the general staff of the Caucasus Army was abolished, although the army was not formally abolished in name until 1881. Kizlyar Kizlyar ( Russian : Кизля́р ; Avar : Гъизляр ; Kumyk : Къызлар , Qızlar )
324-734: Was named the Independent Caucasus Army until August 1923 Its successor, the Transcaucasian Military District Transcaucasian Front , a Soviet army group of World War II Caucasus Front , a Soviet army group of World War II Russian Federation military formation [ edit ] North Caucasus Military District See also [ edit ] Caucasus Front , the name of various military organizations Caucasus Army Group (Ottoman Empire) , formed during World War I [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
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