Cavalry-
Åbo och Björneborgs läns kavallerireg:te (700)
Karelska kavallerireg:tet (700)
Adelsfanan i Estland (700)
Adelsfanan i Livland (400)
Adelsfanan i Sverige (200)
Dragoons-
W.A.v. Schlippenbachs livländsk dragonreg:te (600)
J.A.v. Schlippenbachs livländsk dragonskvadron (200)
Upplands ståndsdragonreg:te (Stenbocks) (100)
Buddenbrocks livländsk dragonskvadron (200)
Karelska lantdragonskvadron (N. de Molin) (200)
Albedyhlls livländsk dragonreg:te (200)
Öselska lantdragonskvadron (?) (G.A. Lewenhaupt) (200)
Infantry-
Nieroths livländsk infanterireg:te (300)
De la Gardies estländsk infanterireg:te (300)
Liewens livländsk infanteribataljon (300)
Stackelbergs livländsk infantribataljon (200)
Tiesenhausens livländsk lantmilisbataljon (200)
Artillery-
17 pieces, most of small caliber (3 and 6 pdrs)
Total: Approx 5,700 men
Infantry Regiments-
Youri Lim (Leim) (911)
Svva Aigoustov (950)
Niclas Balk (Valk) (935)
Ivan Angler (862)
von Delden (v. Delvden) (935)
Wilhelm v. Schweden (v.Shveiden) (1011)
Fedor Balk (Valk) (806)
Denis Ridwer (Ridder) (877)
Streltzi Regiment Polibin (300)
Dragoon Regiments-
Semen Kromotov (Kropotov) (920)
Vasili Vadbolski (Vadbolvskii) (923)
Michel Zybin (Zueden) (882)
Prince Pierre Mestcherski (Mesherskii) (773)
Rodion Bauer (Gauer) (661)
Nicolas v. Werden (v. Verdin) (646)
Prince Gregoire Volkonski (Volkonchii) (970)
Ivan Ignatiev (Ugnatbev) (807)
Nikita Polouektov (Toluektov) (918)
Col. Nazimov Ertaoul Regt.(1205) (ertaoul in 18th Century Russian
meant advance guard. It was a "special scouting horse unit
of "old service" Russian noble cavalry perhaps from
the Moscow region)
Kazaki (Cossacks) (Murzenko) (950)
Artillery-
13 regimental pieces
10 howitzers
1 mortar
Total: 17,953
Infantry Regiments -
Goulits (839)
Scott (890)
Tolbukhin (950)
Sharff (807)
Kelin (835)
Karr (995)
Streltzi Regiment Kozadavlev (680)
Total: 6,016
Grand Total: 23,969
The actual strength of the Russian Army is difficult to pin down. Swedish sources give a strength of 40,000 - 50,000 men. The difference might be the large numbers of non-combattants who traditionally were a part of the Russian Army. There is also the tendency to exaggerate the strength of one's opponent in order to minimize a defeat or add more glory to a victory.