Maritime Dragoon Regiment

The Maritime Dragoon Regiment (Primorsky / Morsky Dragunskii Pok) was a dragoon regiment of the Imperial Russian Army and later the White Army.

1st Ussuri Horse Squadron
The 1st Ussuri Horse Squadron (1-ya Ussuriyskaya Loshad') was one of the two cavalry units that eventually formed the Maritime Dragoon Regiment. Form in May 1869 the squadron was to protect the South Ussuri regiment from the cossacks raiding the countryside. In 1881 the squadron was moved into the regular army. Finally in 1891 the squadron was renamed to the (1-ya Primorskaya Loshad' Eskadril'ya) 1st Marine Horse Squadron.

2nd Maritime Horse Squadron
The 2nd Ussurian Cossack Squadron later the 2nd Maritime Horse Squadron was formed in 1880 from the former Eastern Siberan Reserve infantry battalions to assisted the Amur Cossack Army. The next year the squdron was renamed taking the "Cossack" out of the title. In 1891 just before the merger the squadron was renamed as the 2nd Maritime Horse Squadron.

Maritime Dragoon Regiment
In 1895 the Maritime Dragoon Regiment was formed from the combination of the squadrons within the Marine Horse Division. In 1898 the regiment merged with the rest of the division bringing it to four squadrons. The following year it was expanded to five squadrons, and a year later to six squadrons. In 1910 the regiment formed their first Machine-Gun Team. In 1912 the regiment received their modern steel uniforms and helmets. Finally in 1918 the regiment was disbanded but re-raised in Primorye for service with the White Army. The regiment was again disbanded, this time finally, in 1920 following the collapse of the army.

Commanders
Commanders of the regiment have included:
 * Colonel Vladimir Stanislavovich Poznansky
 * Colonel Voronov
 * Colonel Nikolai S. Plautin
 * Colonel Lisovsky
 * Colonel Mikhail Nikolaevich Slatin
 * Colonel Sergy Ivanovich
 * Colonel Gatovsky
 * Colonel Nikolay Ivanovich
 * Captain Leshinsky