Military Flashcards
What was Peter I’s main focus?
Military
What did Peter I’s given when he was age 11?
Real guns, Canons, Servants for his regiment
What did Peter I’s create?
Prebrazhensky regiment and semonovsky guards
What happened in July 1697?
3 months Amsterdam shipbuilding and 3 weeks gunnery prussioa
What happened in 1696?
The Navy began to be built for Azov campaigns and the preobrazhensky set of uniform from masters.
When was the 1st recruitment for Swedish war?
1699
What happened to the 2nd azor in 1697?
got powerful sea flotillas built for the order of naval services in order of ranks
–> workmanship and quality of material was poor
When was the push for miliatary reform and why?
1700
Battle of Narva
What was army like in 1698 and how was it rectified?
Few skilled gunners and many foreign experts
(1702) recruiting only skilled foreign gunners
How had army slightly improved in 1705?
Siege pieces used well but lacked training
What was army self sufficient in 1709?
gunpowder and had over 15000 muskets
When was the second conscription as serfs werent joining?
1705
Deserters: 1/3 hanged 2/3 flogged and sent to hard labour
Began ascribing whole villages
How had church bells helped by 1701?
1/3 melted down and turned into canons
Maritime reforms under Peter?
Couldnt beat foreign rivals
expensive + lacked knowledge
Peter attempted to reform again in 1723 but failed
What did Peter do after 1716?
Wanted to reduce dependency on foreign experts
–> sacked incompetents
–> Most warships built by British builders
How many foreing officers did Peter dismiss in 1711?
56
What was the Military regulation?
(1716) laid organisation for whole army
When and what was the war college?
(1719) replaced prikhazy and centralised administrative body
When was Naval Academy intro.
1718
WHen and what was Table of Ranks?
(1722) Rationalised and sytematic beaurocracy
–> advancement on merit and length og service
What was army like at the end of Peter?
formidable force
What was army like in 1756?
Largest European army w/ 320000
–> overshadowed faliure w/ TUrks and Crimea
WHat was navy like in 1725?
32 ships + 16 frigates
What was navy like in 1740’s?
20 ships and 14 frigates
What was navy like in 1757?
27 ships and 14 frigates
