2nd Moscow IR

Inhaber
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Unit History
In 1734 the Austrians asked for an Auxiliary force to be sent to the Rhine. The Auxiliary force included this regiment, the Kievski (No. 14), and Troitsk (No. 15) and marched in September 1734 to Silesia under the command of Count Lassy. In early 1735, the force was split with half remaining in Silesia waiting further orders and the other half marching through Bohemia and Ober-Pfalz to arrive in June along the Rhine.
During the Seven Years War, the unit was heavily engaged Gross-Jagersdorf and Kay. It was present at Kunersdorf and formed part of the main Corps under Tchernishev that raided Berlin on September 15, 1760 along with the regiments Kievski (No.14), and Viatski (No. 35). It was a regular unit later worn out by its heavy usage.
At Gross-Jagersdorf, August 30, 1757, the unit was part of Sybin's brigade in the second division under General Lopuchin. Initially located in front of the northern edge of Norkittner Wood, the unit, along side the Kievski and Vyborg (No. 41) regiments, took the brunt of the assault of the Prussian brigade and was forced into the Wood. After a Russian counterattack, the Prussian battalions fighting deep in the Norkittner Wood came under friendly fire from the Prussian Garrison Regiment II. With the excitement of the fight and the obstruction of sight caused by smoke, the Prussian units gave up the position they had fought so hard for and retreated in confusion. In the heavy fighting, the Russian divisional commander, General Lopuchin, was killed after being hit by three musket balls.
At Kay, July 23, 1759, the unit was located on the far right flank of the first line commanded by Fermor. The regiment, along with the Vyborg (No. 41), 3rd Grenadiers (No. 7), Kievski (No. 14), and Rostovski (No. 30) regiments, helped beat back the Prussian assault by Stutterheim's brigade. After forcing back the assault, the unit was charged by Schorlemer's cuirassier brigade. As the unit defended itself using musket butts and bayonets, a powerful Russian cavalry counter-attack was launched forcing the Prussians to withdraw. Later that fall, at Kunersdorf, the unit was stationed near the Großer-Spitzberg along with the 3rd Grenadiers (No. 7), Kievski (No. 14), Rostovski (No. 30) and Viatski (No. 35).

Comments
Since the flag pattern is the same for both the 1st and 2nd Moscow I could have chosen to write about either. I chose the 2nd only because they served together with the Kievski and Viatski regiments and the heavy usage during the war. Unit painted in 1991.

Sources
Flag: Osprey’s Russian Army of the Seven Years War (1) (Men-at-Arms 297)
Text: D. Meuser, Battle of Gross Jagersdorf, Seven Years War Association Journal Vol. X No.2
D. Meuser, Battle of Kay, Seven Years War Association Journal Vol. X No.2