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Officers of the Chevalier Guard. In left (1–2) is Carl Mannerheim -
Military uniform, 1914. Her Majesty Empress Marie Theorodovna Chevalier Guards regiment -
Officer's cuirass from the Chevalier Guard Regiment, 1880 -
This painting by Bogdan Willewalde depicts the meeting of officers of the Russian Guards cavalry with the residents of one of the European cities in 1813–1814. It depicts (left - right) officer of the Life Guards Hussar Regiment, chief- and staff officers of the Life Guards Horse Regiment, chief-officers of the Life Guards Uhlan and Chevalier Guard Regiments. In the background can be seen the lower ranks of the Life Guards Hussar and one of the Army Cuirassier Regiments.
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| Chevalier Guard Regiment — III — | |
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 Chevalier Guard Regiment in the Battle of Austerlitz | |
| Active | 1800-1918 |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Branch | Russian Imperial Guard |
| Type | Heavy cavalry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of | 1st Guard Cavalry division |
| Garrison/HQ | St. Petersburg |
The Chevalier Guard Regiment (Russian: Кавалергардский полк, romanized: Kavalergardskiy polk) was a Russian heavy cavalry guard regiment, created in 1800 by the reformation of the Chevalier Guard corps, itself created in 1764 by Catherine the Great.[1] As other Russian heavy cavalry guard regiments (the Life-Guards Horse Regiment, His Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment, and Her Majesty's Life-Guards Cuirassier Regiment), the Chevalier Guards were equipped as cuirassiers (with some differences in uniform and equipment from army cuirassiers and other guard cuirassier regiments).[2]
