Abstract
The scientific article describes the history of the combat service of the Orel Infantry Regiment of the first formation in the Russian-Turkish war of 1768-1774. The author analyzes the course of military campaigns in the period 1773-1774, special attention is paid to the tactics of re-connaissance and search actions of Russian musketeers, grenadiers and chasseurs in the Danube theater of the struggle against the Ottoman Empire. Specific examples of the participation of the Orel regiment in the storming of the Nagorny Redoubt in June 1773 and in river landing operations in the vicinity of the Silistria fortress in the autumn of 1773 are given. The conclusion is made about the prerequisites for achieving the status of one of the most combat-ready units of the Russian Imperial Army by the Orel Infantry Regiment.
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