Holowczyn Project: Russian Order of battle

First of all the only contemporary map of the battle I was able to find:

and another modern depiction of the battle, this time from a swedish website:

The actual russian troops which took part at the battle are difficult to estimate. Of the nearly 30.000 which stood in the area probably no more than between 11.000-18.000 where actually engaged. Indeed looking at the Nafziger OoB (708GAA) one founds an estimate of 7.500 soldiers for the Repnin command in 17 battalions, 10.000 horses in ten regiments for the Goltz cavalry together with nearly 4.000 cossacks (7500 in eight regiments and 1500 respectively according to the OoB given Konstam’s Osprey) and other 7.800 in 18 battalions from the Sheremetev command.

When one look at the regiments which actually took part in the battle, Nafziger, Konstam and the battle honours given in Hoglund’s book gives conflicting informations. The best agreement is on Repnin’s command. Indeed, despite Konstam gives two brigades under Schweden and Chambers (whereas Nafziger gives three sub units, one of which commanded directly by Repnin), both list the same regiments. Strangely enough Hoglund doesn’t credit Narvski and Prince Repnin Grenadiers as present.

The situation is more confused about Goltz command as appears from the following table:

Regiments	Nafziger	Konstam	Hoglund
Pskovski	X	X
Tverskoi	X	X
Belozerski	X	X	X
St. Peterburgski	X
Azovski	X		X
Riazanski	X
Astrakhanski	X
Troitski	X
Novgorodski	X
Nishegorodski	X
Vladimirski		X
Permski			X
Rostovski		X	X
Life Regiment			X
Tobolski		X	X
Smolenski		X
Viatski		X

The Sheremetev infantry units listed by Konstam (Pskovski, Astrakhanski and Ingermalandski) seems to refer to those effectively engaged, whereas Nafziger lists Wiede Grenadiers (cited also by Hoglund) in place of the latter.

Since I want only to play a wargame and not to obtain a PhD in Eastern European history, I decided that the best compromise was to take the OoB from the Englund game, which seems based mostly on Nafziger (whose numbers for the Goltz cavalry seem a bit exagerated) with the Vladimirski cavalry credited to Sheremetev. As far as the Cossacks are concerned, since they were held at bay by the Valackers, I decided to leave them out alltogether.

Accordingly, my V&B Order of Battle for the Russians reads:

Russians Army ( approx. 10.000 Inf.,  4.500 Cav., 8 8pdrs. Guns, 4 Howitzers)

Note: at the beginning of the game, and until Scheremetjev arrives on table, Repnin is the Russian army commander. Once Scheremetjev arrives on table he assumes army command and Repnin becomes a CC under him.

Repnin's Wing: General of Infantry Prince Repnin (CC)

Gen. Lieut. Von Chambers (DC)

Exhaustion=8

Koporieschski Regiment/I 2-4

Koporieschski Regiment/II 2-4

Tobolski Regiment/I 2-4

Tobolski Regiment/II 2-4

Narvski Regiment/I 2-4

Narvski Regiment/II 2-4

Narvski Regiment/III 2-4

Vjatski Regiment/I 3-4

Vjatski Regiment/II 3-4

Kogan's Artillery 2-5, fld

Gen. Maj. Von Schweden (DC)

Exhaustion=9

Rostovski Regiment/I 2-4

Rostovski Regiment/II 2-4

Lefort Regiment/I 2-4

Lefort Regiment/II 2-4

Ryazanski Regiment/I 2-4

Ryazanski Regiment/II 2-4

Prince Repnin's Grenadier Regt/I 3-5

Prince Repnin's Grenadier Regt/II 3-5

Repnin's Artillery 2-5, fld

Goltz wing: Gen. Field Marshal Lieutnant Von Der Goltz (CC)

Gen. Maj. Ifland(DC)

Exhaustion=3

Pskovski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Tverskoy Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Belozerski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Gen. Lieut. Heinske (DC)

Exhaustion=3

St Petersburgski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Azovski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Ryazanski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Gen. Lieut. Von Hessen Darmstadt (DC)

Exhaustion=4

Astrakhanski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Troitski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Novgorodski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Nishegorodski Dragoon Regiment 2-4 md

Scheremetjev Wing: General Scheremetjev (AC)

Renne (DC)

Exhaustion=3

Schere's Battery 2-5 fld

Vladimirski Dragoon Regiment 2-4, md

Ingermanlandski Regiment/I 2-4

Ingermanlandski Regiment/II 2-4

Gen. Maj. d'Albion (DC)

Exhaustion=4

Pskovski Regiment/I 3-4

Pskovski Regiment/II 2-4

Astrakhanski Regiment/I 2-4

Astrakhanski Regiment/II 2-4