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Russian army during the short reign of
Princess Anna by Vlad Gromoboy After the death of Empress Anna was a short reign of Princess Anna v. Braunshveig-Lunenburg. She ruled from November 11, 1740 till November 25, 1741. She didn't improve Russian military much. During her reign constant Grenadiers companies were rebuilt in all field & garrison regiments (infantry & dragoons). Also On October 14, 1741 Princess Anna authorized the formation of 4 Hussar regiments (each of 10 companies) from natives who had remained in Russia: … Serbskyi (Serbian) The Serbian Hussar Regiment was formed on the Kommanda of Serbian Hussars and other Serbs, which "in 1740 were numbered about 1,000". The Georgian Hussar Regiment was formed from 3 available companies & extra Georgian volunteers. The Hungarian Hussar Regiment was formed from Hungarian natives who had settled in Southern regions of Russia, total of about 500 men by 1741. The Moldavian Hussar Regiment was formed from Moldavian and Wallachian volunteers who had joined the Russian Army during the 1736-39 War. They numbered about 700 men.
This Hussar regiments were enlisted, not conscripted as other Russian troops. They were on a level between regular and irregular cavalry. Hussars were recruited only from the title nation, i.e. this regiments were national units on Russian service. All troops (incl. officers) were national and commands were given in the national languages. Each regiment was supposed to have a fixed organization of 10 companies, each of about 100 men. But these regiments were recruited from different sources, and I believe, that they had never achieved authorized strength.
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