Imperial Russian Guards

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Imperial_Russian_Guards

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod	1683–1917
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:disbanded	1917
gptkbp:dissolved	gptkb:Russian_Revolution
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Peter_the_Great
gptkbp:function	protect the Tsar serve as shock troops
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Saint_Petersburg
gptkbp:includedBranches	gptkb:infantry gptkb:artillery gptkb:cavalry
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Leib_Guard
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Crimean_War gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:Russo-Turkish_Wars
gptkbp:originalUnits	gptkb:Preobrazhensky_Regiment gptkb:Semyonovsky_Regiment gptkb:Izmailovsky_Regiment
gptkbp:role	elite military formation
gptkbp:uniformDistinctive	elaborate uniforms
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:coup_d'état_of_1741
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Imperial Russian Guards