En gren av den Tsarens krigsmakt
Enligt uppgift en korrekt bild av uniformer och kanoner i det av Peter den Store skapade, moderna ryska fältartilleriet.
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When Peter the Great came to the throne of Russia he found the artillery in just as antiquated a state as the rest of the army. At the battle of Narva it performed badly and the whole lot (around 140 pieces) was captured by the Swedes. Needless to say the following years saw considerable reform both in organisation and equipment, and as a result the artillery became the premier arm of the Russian army, playing a decisive role at the battle of Poltava.
The men dressed much like the infantry, and wore both tricorns and the kartuz, as correctly shown in this set. Bombardiers (those that served mortars) wore a cap similar to the grenadiers but without a plume, and again this is correctly shown here. Officers largely pleased themselves and followed fashion.
... annan källa om Ryskt Fältartilleri, mycket initierad:
The main component of the Russian Army in all of these wars was the newly formed regular regiments. Many people believe that first regular units appeared in Russia only in 1698 with Peter the Great, but in reality they were formed 50 years earlier.
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In 1680-90's regular cavalry, as well as regular infantry, lost their military efficiency. In contrast to the Datochnye infantry all cavalry units were disbanded by Peter the Great because he did not trust the old Russian gentry. New Russian cavalry (dragoons and horse grenadiers) were formed from recruited serfs.
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- puskary - means gunner. These served large and medium caliber guns. The word pushkar has two meanings: gunner and artillerman in general.
The pushkary were divided into two parts:
- Moscow puskary.
- Gorodovye pushkary.
The Moscow gunners were an elite unit and served in the field artillery. They were called "Moscow" because they lived in Moscow in a separate sloboda (district) of old Moscow. Military forces stationed in Moscow were the core of the Russian Field Army. In war the Moscow pushkary formed the basis for the field and siege artillery. As a rule, they were assisted by attached Gorodovye pushkary.
Källa: http://www.northernwars.com/RusArm17.html
