The 7th Reval Infantry Regiment of General Tuchkov, 4th Regiment, also known as the 7th Reval Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the Imperial Russian Army. After 1820 it was part of the 2nd Infantry Division of the 23rd Army Corps.

Organization and campaigns The regiment was first formed on March 6, 1775 as the Reval Infantry Regiment and consisted of two infantry battalions, and a Jäger detachment team from the Grenadier and 1st Musketeer Battalions of the Saint Petersburg Legion. The regiment was reorganized on September 2, 1769. The regiment at the time consisted of three Musketeer battalions, four squadrons of Carabiniers, two squadrons of Hussars and three detachments of Jägers, Cossacks, and artillery, numbering about 5,000 personnel. By October 31, 1799 the regiment was led by the Baltic German General Karl Knorring. For much of the regiment's history the regiment was garrisoned and headquartered in the Polish city of Pułtusk and was four battalions strong.

The regiment's first engagement was during the French invasion of Russia in 1812 where it fought at the Battle of Borodino under Major General Alexander Alekseevich Tuchkov, who was killed in action. The regiment later fought in the War of the Sixth Coalition, as well as the November Uprising, and the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). During the Russo-Turkish War the regiment fought heavily at the Battle of Lovcha and the Siege of Plevna.

The regiment was officially renamed as the 7th Reval Infantry Regiment of General Tuchkov, 4th Regiment on August 26, 1912 in memory of General Tuchkov. According to the official Address Calendar of 1907-1909, the regiment's last major garrison before World War I in 1909 was in the city of Syzran in Samara Oblast. During WWI the regiment was almost completely destroyed during the Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914. Following Tannenberg the regiment was broken up and withdrawn from the frontlines in order to be reorganized to the Dvina Military District. By September 12, 1914, the regiment was part of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division and remained as part of the 23rd Army Corps and the 2nd Army. By May 5, 1915 the regiment was assigned to the 27th Army Corps as part of the 1st Army. The regiment took part in the larger Brusilov offensive or "June Offensive" from June 4 to September 30, 1916. The regiment's final assignment was in December 1916 as part of the 2nd Division of the 8th Army Corps and was attached to the 6th Army on the Romanian Front.

Namesake The regiment's two namesakes are for the city of Reval, the Baltic German name for the modern-day city of Tallinn, and for Alexander Alekseevich Tuchkov. Tuchkov was the younger brother of Generals Nikolay Tuchkov, Pavel Tuchkov, and Sergey Tuchkov. Tuchkov was a Major General who commanded the regiment from 1806 to 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars and the French invasion of Russia and died at the Battle of Borodino in 1812.

Regiment Chiefs

03.12.1796 - 02.03.1799 - Brigadier General Karl Knorring 03/02/1799 - 06/19/1806 - Major General Nikolai Mikhailovich Khotuntsev 06/19/1806 - 11/26/1806 - Colonel Prince Alexey Vasilievich Urakov 12/03/1806 - 08/26/1812 - Colonel Alexander Alekseevich Tuchkov the 4th

Regiment commanders

1775 - 11/24/1780 - Colonel (from 01/01/1779 brigadier) Baron Fersen, Ermolai (German) Egorovich 01/01/1781 - after 05/15/1784 - Colonel Divov, Alexander Ivanovich 1784 - 1786 - Colonel Levashov, Fedor Ivanovich 1787 - 11/24/1790 - colonel (from 02/05/1790 brigadier) von Treiden, Ivan Andreevich 1791 - 1792 - Colonel Davydov, Vasily Denisovich 02/12/1792 - 10/05/1797 - lieutenant colonel (from 11/07/1794 colonel) Zakrevsky, Dmitry Andreevich 07/04/1798 - 06/04/1800 - major (from 10/11/1798 lieutenant colonel, from 12/21/1799 colonel) Winter, Ivan Ivanovich 06.07.1800 – 23.06.1806 – Colonel Briesemann von Netting, Wilhelm Ivanovich 08/12/1807 - 02/29/1808 - major (from 12/12/1807 lieutenant colonel) Richter, Egor Khristoforovich 29.02.1808 – 17.01.1811 – Lieutenant Colonel (from 26.11.1809 Colonel) Maslov, Andrei Timofeevich 06/24/1811 - 06/01/1815 - lieutenant colonel (from 08/30/1811 colonel) Zhelvinsky, Yakov Sergeevich 01.06.1815 – 06.10.1822 – Colonel Kislovsky, Dmitry AndreevichPodmazo A. A. "Chiefs and commanders of regular regiments of the Russian army (1796-1815)". Moscow. 1997. 10/17/1822 - 03/29/1825 - Lieutenant Colonel Maydel 1st March 29, 1825 – October 21, 1825 – Colonel Akhlyostyshev, Dmitry Dmitrievich 21.10.1825 – 03.04.1828 – Lieutenant Colonel Kridner, Pyotr Antonovich 04/24/1828 - 05/24/1833 - lieutenant colonel (from 08/23/1831 colonel) Bershov, Grigory Ivanovich 05/24/1833 – 03/16/1844 – Colonel Sarabia, Joseph Dievgovich 03/16/1844 - 03/24/1853 - Colonel (from 12/06/1851 Major General) Mikhailovsky, Yakov Pavlovich March 24, 1853 – July 18, 1853 – Colonel Meister, Rengold Yakovlevich July 18, 1853 – November 7, 1853 – Colonel Stark, Alexander Karlovich 07.11.1853 – 18.04.1860 – Colonel (from 26.08.1856 Major General) Farafontov, Nikolai Alexandrovich April 18, 1860 – January 18, 1865 – Colonel Baron von der Brinken, Egbert Reinholdovich 18.01.1865 - 1867 - Colonel Rodkevich, Lev Lvovich 1867 - 11/25/1877 - Colonel Pisanko, Alexey Ivanovich 29.12.1877 – 04.09.1879 – Colonel Kashnev, Pavel Ivanovich September 27, 1879 – May 17, 1882 – Colonel von Rehbinder, Vladimir Gustavovich 05.20.1882 – 06.16.1883 – Colonel Obezyaninov, Dmitry Petrovich 16.06.1883 - 15.07.1889 - Colonel Lindström, Gustav Gustavovich 11.08.1889 - 26.11.1891 - Colonel Smirnov, Viktor Grigorievich November 30, 1891 – January 20, 1895 – Colonel Maksimovich, Mikhail Leontievich 01/26/1895 - 03/27/1897 - Colonel Tugan-Mirza-Baranovsky, Alexander Davydovich April 25, 1897 – February 15, 1900 – Colonel Kashperov, Alexey Petrovich 02/24/1900 - 05/26/1908 - Colonel Meklenburtsev, Vasily Nikolaevich 06/29/1908 – 09/19/1912 – Colonel Savich-Zablotsky, Genrikh Aleksandrovich 09.23.1912 - 08.13.1914   - Colonel Manulevich-Meydano-Uglu, Mikhail Alexandrovich 10.22.1914 – 04.19.1915 – Colonel Zhabchinsky, Alexander Alexandrovich April 19, 1915 – November 29, 1916 – Colonel Zhelenin, Makariy Aleksandrovich 03/04/1917 - 09/21/1917 - Colonel Danilchenko, Pyotr Vasilievich 09/21/1917 - Unknown - Colonel Dlussky, Stanislav Konstantinovich

Honors

Regimental banner of the Imperial Order of St. George with the inscriptions: “For distinction in the Turkish War of 1877 and 1878” and “1769 - 1869”, with the Alexander I of Russia Jubilee Ribbon. Campaign for military distinction. Granted on April 13, 1813. Headdress Badge with the inscription: “For Warsaw, August 25 and 26, 1831”, granted on December 6, 1831 for the regiment's role in the Battle of Warsaw during the November Uprising.

Notable members

Vladimir Vladimirovitch von Manstein: Served in the regiment from 1915 to 1917. Following the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Manstein became involved in the White movement and commanded the 1st Officer General Markov Regiment. Arvīds Krīpens: Latvian Legion officer and Waffen-SS Standartenführer during World War II. Krīpens served in the unit during World War I.

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