{"id":6540,"date":"2026-03-24T07:19:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/?page_id=6540"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:09:22","slug":"6540-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/6540-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Duty, honor, and invaluable experience: the Russian campaign of 1812 in Prussian regimental history books of the 19th century"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 25-34 \u00a0|\u00a0 <strong>DOI:<\/strong> 10.37724\/RSU.2026.90.1.002 \u00a0|\u00a0 <strong>UDK:<\/strong> 94(47).072.5:94(930)\u00ab18\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golotina A.I.<\/strong><br \/>\nUral State Pedagogical University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Napoleon\u2019s Grande Arm\u00e9e that invaded Russia in 1812 included military contingents from many German states. Troops were sent by states of the Rhine Confederation, such as the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Saxony and the Kingdom of W\u00fcrttemberg, as well as by the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire, (the latter states were not members of the Confederation). Among these states, Prussia is of particular interest for a number of reasons. Firstly, a large part of those Prussian corps made their way home from Russia. The survivors\u2019 memoirs became the basis for many enduring ideas about this campaign. Secondly, Prussia\u2019s subsequent role as the center of the movement for the liberation of Germany from French rule in the Liberation Wars of 1813\u20131815 was of great importance. In the future, this period would be entrenched in German historical memory as a key milestone in the formation of national self-awareness. Thirdly, the implementation of the Lesser Germany variant of German unification increased the influence of Prussian historical memory on the formation of common German ideas about the events of the early 19th century. In this regard, the Prussian narratives are of particular value for the formation of common German ideas about the Russian campaign of 1812. Based on the histories of individual regiments of the Kingdom of Prussia, and then of the German Empire, the article attempts to analyze the image of the Russian campaign of 1812 that developed in Prussia in the 19thcentury. It looks into the perception of this campaign by the Prussian military, highlighting the main themes that persisted in the memory of the campaign\u2019s participants and the recurring conclusions. The perception of the reasons for the participation of the Prussian military contingent in the campaign and the assessment of its results are considered. Many narratives associated with this episode of German military history tend to reappear across various sources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Prussia, Russian campaign of 1812, retreat of the Grand Army, Napoleon, historical memory, regimental history<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>none<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. \u0414\u0430\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u043e \u041f. \u0410. \u041e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0432 \u043c\u0435\u043c\u0443\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0445 \u043d\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0446\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u043e\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0445 \u0412\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u043c\u0438\u0438 1812 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \/\/ \u0424\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0443\u0437\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0435\u0436\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a. \u2014 2013. \u2014 \u0422. 45. \u2014 \u0421. 247\u2013271.<br \/>\n2. \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0430 \u041d. \u0412. \u0420\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0432\u043e\u0439\u043d\u044b 1812 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0432 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0440\u043b\u0430 \u0444\u043e\u043d \u0420\u043e\u0442\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0430 (\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0430 XIX \u0432\u0435\u043a\u0430) \/\/ \u0418\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u044c. \u2014 2012. \u2014 \u2116 6. \u2014 \u0421. 20\u201330.<br \/>\n3. \u0421\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u0414. \u0410. 1812 \u0433\u043e\u0434 \u0438 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0421\u0432\u044f\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u043e\u044e\u0437\u0430 \/\/ \u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u0433\u0440\u043e\u0437\u044b: 1812 \u0433\u043e\u0434 \u0432 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0438 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u0415\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u044b \/ \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u0440\u0435\u0434. \u0414. \u0410. \u0421\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430. \u2014 \u041c. : \u041a\u0443\u0447\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435, 2015. \u2014 \u0421. 209\u2013236.<br \/>\n4. 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Preu\u00dfischen 1sten Dragoner-Regiments, seit dessen Stiftung im Jahr 1717 bis auf gegenw\u00e4rtige Zeit. \u2014 Rastenburg : gedruckt bei August Haberland, 1837. \u2014 408 S.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA-%E2%84%96-190-2026-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%82-25-34.pdf\" download=\"\">Download PDF<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/disk.yandex.ru\/d\/07UZKcX_eua24A\" download=\"\">Download XML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pages: 25-34 \u00a0|\u00a0 DOI: 10.37724\/RSU.2026.90.1.002 \u00a0|\u00a0 UDK: 94(47).072.5:94(930)\u00ab18\u00bb Golotina A.I. Ural State Pedagogical University Abstract Napoleon\u2019s Grande Arm\u00e9e that invaded Russia in 1812 included military contingents from many German states. Troops were sent by states of the Rhine Confederation, such as the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Saxony and the Kingdom of W\u00fcrttemberg, as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6540"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6942,"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6540\/revisions\/6942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vestnik.rsu-rzn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}