Second Western Army

The Second Western Army was created during the 1810 as part of the reform of the Imperial Russian Army as a whole and was intended to defend the central western region of the Russian border with Poland (Duchy of Warsaw) to the Austrian border during the expected French invasion of Russia.

Commander-in-Chief General of the Infantry Prince P.I. Bagration

Chief of Staff - General Major Graf E.F. de Saint-Priest

General- quartermaster - General Major M.S. Vistitskiy 2nd

Duty General - Fligel-Adjutant Colonel S.N. Marin

Chief of Artillery - General Major Baron K.F. Levenshtern

Chief of Engineers - General Major E.Kh. Ferster

• 7th Infantry Corps - General Lieutenant N.N. Raevskiy
• 8th Infantry Corps - General Lieutenant M.M. Borozdin
• 4th Cavalry Corps - General Major Graf K.K. Sivers

The total strength of the Army was 10 battalions, 11 squadrons, 9 cossack regiments, and 1 cannon. The Second Western Army had approximately 2,000 men, and during the time of June-July, 1812, according to Generals Barclay de Tolly, Bagration and Tormasov, were positioned along a 50-mile long front near the areas of Wolkovysk and Belostock.

See also

• First Western Army