Formations

The type and number of Units in historically plausible Russian Formations in the Mid War.

FormationTypeTraitsUnitsQTYNotes
Pehotnaya DiviziyaInfantryYegerskiy Batal’ony
Pehotnaya Batal’ony
Legkaya Artilleriyskaya Batareya
4
8
1
Grenaderskaya DiviziyaInfantryEnthusiasticGrenaderskaya Batal’ony12Limit two Grenaderskaya Diviziya
Svodno-Grenaderskaya DivizyaInfantrySvodno-Grenaderskaya Batal’ony10
Legkaya KavaleriyaCavalryRapid DeploymentGusarskaya Squadron Groups
Konno-Artilleriyskaya Batareya
8
1
Kavaleriyskaya BrigadaCavalryRapid DeploymentDragunskiy Squadron Groups6
Kirasirskaya BrigadaCavalryRapid DeploymentKirasirkaya Squadron Groups6
Donskaya Kazachya BrigadaCavalryBrittle
Rapid Deployment
Donskaya Kazachya Squadron Groups6
Rezervnaya ArtilleriyaArtilleryReinforcementsBatareynaya Artilleriyskaya Batareya
Legkaya Artilleriyskaya Batareya
Pionery Rota

2
2
2
Limit one Rezervnaya Artilleriya per Force
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Formation Trait Summary

Brittle Retreats [RT] at 1/2: 1, Breaks [BK] at 1:1

Enthusiastic If Attacking [A] may suffer +1 Fatigue instead of Withdrawing [W] until reaching Retreat [RT].

Rapid Deployment Rolls +1D6 when deploying.

Reinforcements Assets may be distributed to other Formations.


Unit Stats

Russian Unit Stats and Traits for the Mid & Late Wars summarized from the Russian Stats & Orders Pack.

UnitTypeThreatCohesionTraits
Leib-Gvardii YegerskiyInfantry Battalion (Unit)– | 1 | 51 1/2 | 1Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas.
Leib-Gvardii PehotniyInfantry Battalion (Unit)– | 1 | 51 1/2 | 1/2Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls.
KavalergardskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 51 | 1/4
Leib-Gvardii KonnyyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 51 | 1/4
Yego Velichestva Leib-KirasirskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 51 | 1/4
Yeya Velichestva KirasirskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 51 | 1/4
Leib-Gvardii DragunskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 41 | 1/4
Cavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 41 | 1/4Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain.
Leib-Gvardii GusarskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 41 | 1/2Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain.
Leib-Gvardii KazachiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 31 | 1/2Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain.
YegerskiyInfantry Battalion (Unit)– | 1 | 31Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas.
PehotniyInfantry Battalion (Unit)–| 1/2 |31 | 1/2
GrenaderskayaInfantry Battalion (Unit)–| 1/2 |31 | 1/2Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls.
Svodno-GrenaderskayaInfantry Battalion (Unit)–| 1/2 |31 | 1/2Shock: Threat is not reduced vs Built-up- Areas, Strong Points, or Walls.
PioneryInfantry Company (Asset)Engineers: See Unit Traits.
Pionery: Committing to a Threatened Battery recovers -1 Fatigue.
KirasirskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 41 | 1/4
DragunskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 31 | 1/4
UlanskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 31 | 1/4Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain.
GusarskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 31 | 1/2Lights: Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain.
Donskoy KazachiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 11/2Irregulars: Do not halt for dense terrain, Threat is not reduced at contact, may not recover Fatigue during the Combat Phase.
Konno-TatarskiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 11/2Irregulars: Do not halt for dense terrain, Threat is not reduced at contact, may not recover Fatigue during the Combat Phase.
Bugskiy KazachiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 11/2Irregulars: Do not halt for dense terrain, Threat is not reduced at contact, may not recover Fatigue during the Combat Phase.
Bashkirskiy KonnyyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 11/2Irregulars: Do not halt for dense terrain, Threat is not reduced at contact, may not recover Fatigue during the Combat Phase.
Teptyar KazachiyCavalry Squadron Group (Unit)– | – | 11/2Irregulars: Do not halt for dense terrain, Threat is not reduced at contact, may not recover Fatigue during the Combat Phase.
Batareynaya ArtilleriyskayaArtillery Battery (Asset)4 | 4 | 31 1/2 | 1/4
Legkaya ArtilleriyskayaArtillery Battery (Asset)3 | 3 | 21 | 1/4
Konno-ArtilleriyskayaArtillery Battery (Asset)3 | 3 | 21 | 1/4
Donskoy ArtilleriyskayaArtillery Battery (Asset)2 | 2 | 21/2Irregulars: Do not halt for dense terrain, Threat is not reduced at contact, may not recover Fatigue during the Combat Phase.
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Unit Trait Summary

Lights Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced vs dense terrain or at range vs Built-up-Areas.

Shock Threat is not reduced vs Built-up-Areas, Strong points, or Walls.

Irregulars Do not halt for dense terrain & Threat is not reduced at contact, may not recover Fatigue during the Combat Phase.

Engineers See Unit Traits.

Pionery Committing to a Threatened Battery recovers -1 Fatigue.


Commanders

Russian Commander Stats and Traits for the Revolution, Early, Mid & Late Wars summarized from the Russian Command Deck.

CommanderFormationForceArmyCmdThreatCohesionTraits
General-LeytenantPehotnaya Diviziya10 | 0 | 11
General-LeytenantGrenaderskaya Diviziya10 | 0 | 11
General-LeytenantSvodno-Grenaderskaya Diviziya10 | 0 | 11
General-MayorKirasirskaya Brigada10 | 0 | 11
General-MayorKavaleriyskaya Brigada10 | 0 | 11
General-MayorLegkaya Kavaleriya10 | 0 | 11
General-MayorKazachya
Brigada
10 | 0 | 11
AleksandrRevolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars00 | 0 | 03In His Presence; When in Personal Command Aleksandr’s Cmd is +3.
Fate of an Empire; If Aleksandr dies, the Russians lose.
My Life for the Tsar; The Imperatorskaya Leib-Gvardii may not be present unless Aleksandr is present; 1805-1811 & 1813-1814.
I have an Idea!; Aleksandr moves full toward the Army Cmdr during Moves, when in contact causes Cmd -3; 1805, 1813-1814.
BaggovutEarly, Mid WarsEarly, Mid Wars20 | 0 | 23Close Enough; Born in Estonia to a Norwegian family who had migrated from Sweden 200 years ago, his lineage is mostly accepted by the Chistoi Russkoi. Baggovut neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, +2 if Harmed, 1807.
A Date with Death; -2 in Leader Fate, 1812.
BagrationEarly, Mid WarsEarly, Mid WarsMid War20 | 1 | 23Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Bagration subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Personal Rivalry; May not be a subordinate of Miloradovich.
A Date with Death; -2 in Leader Fate, 1812.
Barclay de TollyLate WarsMid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars21 | 1 | 12Not from Around Here; Born in Germany to a Scottish family, Barclay is new to the Russian nobility and actively disliked by Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
BennigsenLate WarMid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars20 | 1 | 12Not from Around Here; Born in Brunswick to a noble Hanoverian family, Bennigsen is not of the Russian nobility and often argues with Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
Personal Rivalry; May not be a subordinate of Osten-Sacken, 1808-1815.
Owed a Favor; Bennigsen plans the assassination of Tsar Pavel I, resulting in Aleksandr’s ascension and Bennigsen’s promotion. Bennigsen can replace any Russian Army Commander but Barclay de Tolly or Kutusov, 1802-1815.
BergEarly, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars20 | 1 | 12Almost like Family; Gregor von Berg is born to a Baltic-German family, however, his family’s close ties to the Imperial family results in Catherine the Great accepting the honor of being his godmother. Berg neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Flirts with Death; Berg is wounded multiple times during the Patriotic War and the War of Liberation, once at Polotsk in 1812 and then again at Reichenbach in 1813; -1 in Leader Fate, but +2 if Harmed, 1812-1813.
Borozdin-1Mid, Late WarsLate War10 | 1 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Borozdin subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Borozdin-2Mid, Late WarsLate War20 | 0 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Borozdin subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
BuxhoevedenEarly, Mid WarsEarly, Mid Wars10 | 1 | 11Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Buxhoeveden subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Personal Rivalry; May not be a subordinate of Bennigsen, 1806-1815.
ChaplitsRevolution, Early, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars20 | 1 | 12Not from Around Here; Born in Poland to a noble family, Chaplits joined the Russian army in 1783, as a Pole he is not loved by Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
DepreradovichEarly, Mid, Late Wars20 | 1 | 22Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Depreradovich subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
Captain of the Guard; May Command Leib-Gvardii Cavalry Formations, 1805-1815.
DokhturovEarly WarEarly, Mid, Late Wars21 | 1 | 23Consummate Professional; Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Dokhturov excels in working with both Russian and foreign Commanders; he neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Essen-1Revolution, Early WarEarly, Mid Wars10 | 0 | 02Not from Around Here; Born in Estonia to a Swedish-Baltic-German family, Essen is sometimes seen as an outsider by the Russian nobility and the Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
EugenEarly, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars20 | 1 | 23All in the Family; Despite being born in Prussia to German nobility, Eugen’s father is the brother of Tsar Paval I’s Empress Consort; Maria Feodorovna, aka Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. Eugen is therefore regarded as both a foreigner and as Chistoi Russkoi. Eugen neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Golitsyn-5Late War20 | 0 | 13Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Golitsyn subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
Captain of the Guard; May Command Leib-Gvardii Cavalry Forces and Formations, 1812-1815.
Gorchakov-2Mid, Late Wars11 | 0 | 11Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Gorchakov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
KamenskyRevolutionRevolution, Early WarsEarly War10 | 0 | 11Wandered Off;  Kamensky is exempt from Leader Fate because he has likely abandoned his troops due to either drunkenness or lack of respect towards his superior.
Personal Rivalry with Everyone; Kamensky notoriously got along with no one, Command Tests targeting Kamensky subtract, not add, double his Command Bonus, i.e. -2.
KaptzevichLate WarLate War20 | 0 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Kaptzevich subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Karpov-2Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars21 | 0 | 22Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Karpov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Captain of Cossacks; Karpov’s command must be at least 2/3 kazaky and Irregulars.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
Knorring-1RevolutionEarly, Mid WarsEarly, Mid Wars10 | 0 | 12Close Enough; Knorring descends from a German family which successfully integrates into the Russian nobility. Knorring neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Personal Rivalry; Aleksandr sends Knorring to Poland in 1806 to address a conflict between Bennigsen and Buxhöwden, but he instead ends up part of the argument. Knorring may not be a subordinate of Bennigsen, 1806-1808.
Early Retirement; Frustrated by the progress in Finland, Aleksandr replaces Buxhöwden with Knorring in 1808, but he does no better and the Tsar removes Knorring, allowing him to retire. Unavailable after 1809.
Knorring-3Early, Mid WarsMid War20 | 1 | 12Close Enough; Knorring descends from a German family which successfully integrates into the Russian nobility. Knorring neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
An Untimely Death; Knorring dies during the Russian retreat in August of 1812 and therefore is unavailable after 1812.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats.
KonovnitsynMid, Late WarsLate War21 | 2 | 22Consummate Professional; Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Konovnitsyn excelled in working with both Russian and foreign Commanders and neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Specific Talent; When Personally Commanding a
Formation on an active Withdraw [W] directive, all bonuses become +3.
Flirts with Death; -1 to Leader Fate but +2 if Harmed, 1812.
KonstantinEarly, Mid, Late Wars10 | 0 | 13Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Konstantin subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Chosen Successor; If Konstantin is present when a Russian Army Commander is removed by Leader Fate, Konstantin becomes the new Army Commander.
Captain of the Guard; If the Leib-Gvardii and Konstantin are both present, he must command it.
My Brother’s Tsar!; If Aleksandr is not present, Konstantin might attempt to replace any Army Commander who is not Chistoi Russkoi; roll 2D6 subtracting the Army Commander’s Command Bonus, on 10+ he replaces the Army Commander.
KorffEarly, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars20 | 0 | 12Not from Around Here; As a member of the German nobility born in the Baltic States, Korff was sometimes panned by Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
KutaysovEarly, Mid WarsMid War23 | 2 | 12Almost like Family; His father is a German captured by the Russians during Catherine the Great’s Russo-Turkish campaigns. The Tsarina introduces the captive to her son, Tsesarevich Pavel who supports the family’s integration into Russian nobility. Kutaysov neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Grand Battery; May Command Grand Batteries.
Preferred Assignment; Kutaysov may only command Artillery Forces and Formations.
A Date with Death; Killed while leading forward a counter-attack during the Battle of Borodino, Kutaysov’s death prevents the commitment of most of the Russian artillery reserve which is under his command, -2 in Leader Fate, 1812.
KutuzovRevolutionRevolution, Early, Mid WarsRevolution, Early, Mid Wars30 | 0 | 13Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Kutuzov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
An Untimely Death; Kutuzov dies of illness in the spring of 1813 as the Russo-Prussian invasion of Germany begins, and is thus unavailable after 1812.
LambertEarly, Mid, Late WarsMid War10 | 0 | 22He Knows People; Invited to Russia by Catherine the Great, who had a positive impression of his brother Maurice, Charles Lambert and his father flee Revolutionary France to join the Russian military where he serves until 1824. Lambert neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
LangeronEarly, Mid, Late WarsEarly, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars21 | 0 | 12Not from Around Here; Born in Paris to a noble French family, Langeron flees to Russia at the start of the French Revolution. His defection endears him to the Tsar but not the nobility and Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians, who see him as competition.
LanskoyMid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars20 | 1 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Lanskoy subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
A Date with Death; -2 in Leader Fate, 1814. Unavailable after 1814.
LavrovEarly, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars20 | 1 | 22Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Lavrov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Captain of the Guard; May Command Imperatorskaya Leib-Gvardii Forces and Infantry Formations, 1812-1813.
By Popular Demand; The Imperatorskaya Leib-Gvardii must be commanded by Lavrov if Konstantine is not present or is commanding the Army, 1812-1813.
An Untimely Death; Lavrov falls ill during the opening of the 1813 campaign and dies in September. Unavailable after June 1813.
LevizEarly WarMid, Late Wars10 | 0 | 11Close Enough; Around 1630 the Scottish Friedrich von Löwis von Menar family relocates to Baltic Germany from Sweden. After settling in Livonia the family successfully integrates into the Russian nobility. Leviz neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
LöwensternEarly, Mid, Late WarsEarly, Mid, Late Wars23 | 3 | 12Not from Around Here; Born into a family of Württemberg nobility, Löwenstern is sometimes ignored by the Russian nobility and Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
Preferred Specialty; Löwenstern may only command Artillery Forces and Formations.
Grand Battery; May Command Grand Batteries.
Lieven-3Early, Mid, Late WarsLate War20 | 1 | 12Consummate Professional; Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Lieven excels in working with both Russian and foreign Commanders and neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Markov-1Revolution, Early, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars10 | 1 | 21Consummate Professional; Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Markov works with both Russian and foreign Commanders and neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoipenalties.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
Personal Rivalry; May not be subordinate to Tchichagov, 1812.
MiloradovichEarly, Mid, Late WarsEarly, Mid, Late WarsEarly, Mid Wars, Late Wars20 | 1 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Miloradovich subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Personal Rivalry; May not be a subordinate of Bagration.
Charmed Death; +2 in Leader Fate.
NeverovskyEarly, Mid, Late Wars20 | 1 | 23Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Neverovsky subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
A Date with Death; -2 in Leader Fate, 1813. Unavailable after 1813.
OlsufievEarly, Mid WarsLate War10 | 0 | 01Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Olsufiev subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
O’RourkeMid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars10 | 0 | 12Close Enough; Count Joseph Cornelius O’Rourke’s family flees from Éireann to France in 1691 after the Jacobites lose the Battle of Boyne. Sometime during the 1700s, a portion of the family moves to Russia, settling in Livonia. During their nearly 100 years in Russia, the O’Rourkes are accepted into the Russian nobility, therefore O’Rourke neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
Ostermann-TolstoyEarly WarEarly, Mid, Late WarsMid War20 | 1 | 22Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Osterman-Tolstoy subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Flirts with Death; -1 in Leader Fate, but +2 if Harmed, 1813.
Pahlen-3Early WarEarly, Mid, Late Wars20 | 0 | 22Not from Around Here; Born into Baltic German nobility, Pahlen’s family is newly inducted into the Russian nobility and disliked by many Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in add’l Combats.
Panchulidzev-1Mid, Late WarsLate War21 | 1 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Panchulidzev subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
PlatovRevolution, Early, Mid, Late WarsRevolution, Early, Mid, Late Wars30 | 0 | 33Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Platov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Captain of Cossacks; Platov’s command must be at least 2/3 kazaky and Irregulars.
Ataman; Platov may not be subordinate to another Captain of Cossacks.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
PrzhebishevskyRevolution, Early WarEarly War10 | 0 | 11Not from Around Here; Born to a noble Polish family, Przhebishevsky is disliked by Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
RayevskyRevolution, Early WarEarly, Mid, Late WarsLate War22 | 2 | 22Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Rayevsky subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
SackenRevolutionEarly, Mid, Late WarsLate War21 | 1 | 12Not from Around Here; Born in Estonia to a noble German family, Sacken is not of the Russian nobility and often argued with Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
Personal Rivalry; May not be a subordinate of Bennigsen, 1808-1815.
Saint-PriestMid WarMid, Late Wars21 | 0 | 12Not from Around Here; Born in Constantinople to a French diplomat in the service of King Louis XVI, Saint-Priest flees to Russia during the French Revolution. His defection endears him to the Tsar but not the nobility and Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians, who see him as competition.
A Date with Death; Wounded by an artillery shell from a howitzer at the Battle of Reims in 1814, he dies a number of weeks later, -2 in Leader Fate, 1814. Unavailable after 1814.
SazonovMid WarMid War10 | 1 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Sazonov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
SherbatovEarly, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars10 | 0 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Scherbatov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Sievers-1Early WarMid, Late Wars10 | 0 | 12Close Enough; Karl Gustav Sievers descends from a Scandinavian family which successfully integrates into the Russian nobility. Sievers neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
SuvórovRevolutionRevolution30 | 3 | 33Consummate Professional; Suvórov is born into a noble family descended from Swedes. Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Suvórov excels in working with both Russian and foreign Commanders and neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Talyzin-3Early, Mid, Late WarsLate War10 | 1 | 11Consummate Professional; Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Talyzin excels in working with both Russian and foreign Commanders and neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
TchichagovMid WarMid War10 | 0 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Tchichagov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
TormasovRevolutionRevolution, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars20 | 0 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Tormasov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
Tuchkov-1Early WarEarly, Mid Wars31 | 1 | 13Consummate Professional; Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Tuchkov excelled in working with both Russian and foreign Commanders and neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
A Date with Death; Mortally wounded at Borodino in September 1812, he dies some weeks later. -2 in Leader Fate, 1812.
UvarovRevolution, Early, Mid, Late WarsMid, Late Wars21 | 0 | 22Consummate Professional; Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Uvarov excelled in working with both Russian and foreign Commanders and neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry in additional Combats.
Captain of the Guard; May command Leib-Gvardii Cavalry Formations, 1805-1815.
Vasilchikov-1Mid, Late WarsLate War20 | 0 | 22Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
Consummate Professional; Despite being a Christoi Russkoi, Vasilchikov excels in working with both Russian and foreign Commanders and neither triggers nor suffers Chistoi Russkoi penalties.
WintzingerodeMid, Late Wars10 | 0 | 11Not from Around Here; Born in Thuringia to a noble German family, Wintzingerode was not of the Russian nobility and sometimes sidelined by Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
Mass Cavalry; May Convert Cavalry Formations in additional Combats.
WittgensteinMid, Late Wars21 | 1 | 12Not from Around Here; Born in central Ukraine to a German family, Wittgenstein is mostly ignored by the Russian nobility and Chistoi Russkoi, i.e. “pure” Russians.
A Man for Some Seasons; Wittgenstein may be an Army Commander of Armies including both Prussian Forces and Russian Forces, but not Austrian Forces.
YermolovMid, Late WarsLate War22 | 2 | 12Chistoi Russkoi; Command Tests targeting Yermolov subtract, not add, his Command Bonus unless the issuing Commander is also Chistoi Russkoi, or in contact with the Tsar.
Captain of the Guard; May Command Leib-Gvardii Forces and Leib-Gvardii Infantry Formations, 1812-1815.
Grand Battery; May Command Grand Batteries, 1812-1815.
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