GNW Russian Infantry Regiment Ingermanlandski

 These guys have been painted for a while - sharp eyed readers may have spotted them in the last solo mini scenario, defending one of the redoubts! - but I am only now getting around to posting them.

Not a huge amount to say about them really, The Ingermanlandski Regiment was raised in Ingria, the area of Russia that Peter the Great took from the Swedes and build St. Petersburg in. The Ingermanlandski Regiment consisted of three battalions. They were a high-profile regiment, being paid to the same level as the Guard Regiments. Just like them, Ingermanlandski also retained their grenadiers even after the creation of separate grenadier regiments. They might have had cavalry boots instead of shoes when they, together with the guard regiments, became mounted 1707-08.

The regiment fought in the following battles of the Great Northern War:

Dorpat 1704, Narva 1704, Mitau 1705, Grodno 1706, Holowczyn 1708, Lesnaya 1708, Poltava 1709, Riga 1710, Prut 1711, Pomerania 1712, Hangö udd (Gangut) 1714, Stäket 1719.

They are of course the very nice Ebor 28mm figures, sculpted by Paul Hicks. Flags were sourced online and the colour (green) chosen on the advice of my Russian expert, Valentine - thank you for the helpful comment in a previous post, my friend!

Thanks for the visit and for any comments you are kind enough to leave! Work is well advanced on my third Ebor regiment as below....