D. V. Golitsyn cavalry manual: the unknown source of the French influence in Russian army in the beginning of XIX century Cover Image

Кавалерийское наставление Д. В. Голицына: неизвестный источник французского влияния в русской армии в начале XIX в.
D. V. Golitsyn cavalry manual: the unknown source of the French influence in Russian army in the beginning of XIX century

Author(s): Konstantin Zhuchkov
Subject(s): History
Published by: Издательство Исторического факультета СПбГУ
Keywords: Russian cavalry; military reform of Napoleon; history of the war art and theory

Summary/Abstract: In the article reviews the episode of the French influence unknown earlier on Russian military practice in the beginning of XIX century. In 1804 D. V. Golitsyn is considered has published cavalry manual which was actively used in training in Russian cavalry regiments. Researchers considered till now D. V. Golitsyn’s charter as original work. However, as a part of funds of Pushkin reserve “Mihajlovsky” the copy of the French cavalry charter of 1801 from D. V. Golitsyn’s library which testifi es to its preparation for the edition in Russian is found out.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 73-76
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Russian