Jacob Shaw's Regiment

Jacob Shaw's Regiment (Бельские немцы Яковлевы роты Ша) was a first Russian regular infantry regiment of the Russian Army. The regiments of the new order, or regiments of the foreign order ("Полки нового строя" or "Полки иноземного строя", Polki novovo (inozemnovo) stroya), was the Russian term that was used to describe military units that were formed in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire in the 17th century according to the Western European military standards composed of Mercenaries offizers and soldiers of Russians origin. Some number of soldiers and offizers from Regiment Jacob Shaw later participate in Reform of New Russian Army that was done in cooperation of general Alexander Leslie with Boyar Boris Morozov.

Formation
During the Polish–Russian War (1605–18) a Regiment under the command of William Grim, later under captain-Rittmeister Jacob Shaw, (both Scots) was in the service of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In August 1613 a Russian army commanded by voevoda Dmitrii M. Cherkasskii laid siege to the Bely fortress. After putting up a stout defence for almost a month, the garrison switched sides, surrendered the fortress and took service with Russia's military force. Voevoda Cherkasski was impressed by the garrison’s skill and determination, and he reported that to Moscow. The ‘Bel’skie nemtsy’, as the Russians called them, consisted of excellent, wellordered soldiers with highly competent officers, it was raised in Scotland and another company was raised in Ireland

Campaigns
In 1618 at least eighteen former members of the Belaia garrison served in military forces defending Moscow against a Polish army that contained many Irish and Scottish troops. Several of the ‘Bel’skie nemtsy’ were killed or wounded in the heroic defence of the capital. At least six of them, including George Learmonth, helped decisively turn back Prince Wladyslaw’s troops in intense fighting at Moscow’s Arbat Gates of Bely Gorod. In that battle, Ensign George Learmonth’s bravery was on display ‘for all to see’. When Lieutenant David Edwards was killed in the defence of Moscow, the Irish soldiers in his company immediately petitioned to have George Learmonth replace him. Newly promoted Lieutenant Yuri Lermont received fifteen rubles per month.

The regiment participated in several Russo-Crimean Wars against the Crimean–Nogai raids. Since year 1626 all foreign mercenaries starts to be written under the Russian names, and after converting to Orthodox Christianity they always received certain material benefits (typically lands with serfs or rubles and clothes). While living in the Tula region several officers of the former Belaia garrison, including Iurii Lermont, petitioned Tsar Mikhail for an increase in status and salary. They requested transfer into the ranks of the Russian gentry militia called "pomeshchiks". That would qualify each of them to receive several hundred acres of land with servs.

After 1629 was quickly disbanded, part of soldiers moved to Sweden, part continue their service under command of Alexander Leslie of Auchintoul, later Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries. Some of them join first Moscouvite Reiters regiment of Charles d'Ebert, like major/"ожидант" Petr Clelland/Петр Клилянт.

1st Platoon

 * Captain William Grim/Вилим Грим
 * Captain-Rittmeister Jacob-James Shaw/Яков Ша
 * Captain Andrew (Henry, Alexander?) Mowbray/Ондрей Мутр
 * Poruchik Yule Yuille Peter/Пётр Юль (killed in action)
 * Praporshchik David Andrews/Давыд Адворец
 * Ensign George/Yuri Leirmont/Юрья Лермант
 * Scribe John Fermor/Ян Фарфар
 * John Wood/Ян Иванов с. Вуд, landlord in Nizhny Novgorod
 * Andrew or David Wood/Ондрей-Давид Вуд, landlord in Galich
 * James Auchterlony (Ouchterlony)/Якуб Охторлони
 * William Ashton/Вилим Янстун
 * John Antzplatov/Иван Анцплатов-Кобылин, landlord in Rostov
 * Arthur Antz/Антур-Юрий Анц
 * James Steele/Якуб Стиль
 * Peter Monteith/Петр Мантет
 * David Buist or Bruce/Давид Бюст
 * James Duff/Якуб Дуф
 * William Harvie/Вилим Гарви-Ганри
 * John Gents/Ян Ген
 * Peter (Patrick) Gordon/Петр Гордон
 * Alexander Gordon/Александер Гордон
 * John Gurthrie/Ян Горты, сын Адамов
 * David Laundie/Давыд Лунды
 * John Laundie/Ян Лунды Романов
 * Robert Stevenson/Роборт Стинсон (wounded)
 * Edward Paul/Едварт Пауль
 * William Car/Вилим Кар
 * George Peebles/Юрья Пиблит
 * David Ruthven/Давыд Ровен (wounded)
 * William Horne/Вилим Гарвин (with wife in Tula)
 * James Adamson/Якуб-Ульян Адамсон, Васильев
 * Thomas Clelland/Томас (ortodox name Anofriy Анофрий) Клилянт (wounded near Mozhaysk)
 * William Clelland/Вилим-Петр Клилянт, landlord in Vologda
 * Robert Cunningham/Робарт Кумнигем, landlord in Nizhny Novgorod
 * William Ruthven/Вилим Ровен (killed in action)
 * Thomas Philips/Тумас Филипов

2nd Platoon

 * Captain Thomas Wyeast/Томас Юстос
 * Poruchik Neil O’Donald/Нил Одонол-Одонил
 * Ensign Ian Bain/Ян Бан
 * Drummer Frank Sewell/Франциск Сеуль (wounded).
 * Alexander Ardson/Александр cын Иванов, Ард(ов)
 * John Arnott/Ян cын Борисов, Арн(от)
 * Gabriel Bredon/Гаврила Юрьев сын Бреден(Бред)
 * Ian Broom/Ян Брун, landouwner at Alatyr
 * Richard Cax-Cox/Кирилл-Роман Куй, Кондратьев
 * Ian Duffy/Ян Дуф
 * Alexander Gar/Александр Гарь
 * Michail Kriush/Михаль(ortodox name Maxim) Михайлов Круг
 * Art MacKeen/Арт Магин, landlord in Vologda
 * James MacAllen/Якуб Маканал
 * Thomas MacCurtain/Василий-Корнила, Мартынов
 * Arthur MacGinn/Арт-Ермоген Магин
 * Donoaghie MacKinley/Данах Макноли-Макнали
 * Peter MacNailly/Петр-Павел Макноли
 * Donoaghie Macnamari/Данах Макгамори-Макнамари
 * Ian MacToole/Ян Мактуль
 * Ian Cook/Ян Кук
 * Art MacMahon/Арт Макмагони
 * Conagher MacKeen/Конохор Макине
 * Donoaghie O'Cahane/Донах Окаян-Окоян
 * Ian O'Collins/Ян Околон (Orlov/Орлов)
 * Ian O'Kelly/Ян Окели
 * Arthur O'Hanlon/Рури Одонол
 * /Обонак Роборт
 * /Обрин Калах
 * /Окаян Бреян
 * /Околон Ян
 * Niall O’Mara/Нел Омори-Мори
 * /Смет Ян
 * Brian O’Sirdan/
 * /Ускисен Рицерт (Устриков Федор)
 * Ian Row/Ян Ро
 * Jarlath Scrope/Скруп Джан
 * /Адрей Баба
 * /Ян Романов сын Терел-Терех
 * Ian Parekh/Ян Парах
 * George Peebles/Юрий Пиблиз
 * Edward Paull/Едварт Андреев сын, Пауль
 * Alexander Ward/
 * Andrew Wood/Андрей Вуд


 * Scottish captain-Rittmeister Antz Op/Анц Оп and Irish Captain Siman Biy/Симан Бий