Preobrazhensky Lifeguard regiment

The Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment (Liv Garde Preobrazhenskii Polk) was a former guards regiment of the Imperial Russian Army.

History
The Preobrazhensky Regiment trace their history back to the toy regiment Preobrazhensky Elective Toy Regiment formed in the village of Preobrazhenskoye in 1683. In 1698 the regiment was expanded to four battalions with both bombardier and grenadier companies. In August of 1700 for the first time the regiment was known as the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment. In 1703 the regiment marching on the Nyenskansu Fortress which they were unable to prepare themselves for so the regiment were left in Moscow and the regiment formed a new Moscow Retired Company. In 1726 the Moscow Retired Company was dismissed and formed the new Life Guards Battalion. The following year the Life Guards Battalion was renamed as the Moscow Life Guards Battalion, effectively forming the Moscow Regiment of Life Guards. Following the Russian army reforms in 1731 the grenadier company was abolished and the men distributed with 16 men in each fusilier company. Ten years later in 1741 the grenadier company was reformed with 299 men. Only a few months later the grenadier company was again dismissed and named the life company instead of forming a new company.

Organizations

 * Grenadier Company 1741: 5 Officers, 19 NCO's, 256 Grenadiers, 4 Drummers, 4 Flutests, x1 Non-Combatant (Padre), 10 Cab Drivers, 299 in total.

Other Information

 * The Regiment's march is the famous Preobrazhensky March: