Streltsy

Also known as Strelitzes

thumb|250px|Streltsy by Sergey Ivanov (painter)|Sergey Ivanov

Key facts

Military unit.unit_name: Streltsy
Military unit.image: 01 108 Book illustrations of Historical description of the clothes and weapons of Russian troops.jpg
Military unit.dates: 1550–1720
Military unit.type: Infantry
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Military unit.command_structure: Russian Army
Military unit.garrison: Moscow
Military unit.patron: Saint George
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Military unit.battles: Siege of KazanLivonian WarBattle of MolodiPolish–Russian War (1609–1618)Smolensk WarRusso-Polish War (1654–1667)Great Northern War
Military unit.notable_commanders: Ivan the Terrible

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections

Contents

Origins and organization
Uniforms and equipment
Service conditions
Military tactics
Politics
Disbandment
See also
References
Further reading

thumb|250px|Streltsy by Sergey Ivanov (painter)|Sergey Ivanov

The streltsy (, ; , ) were the units of Russian firearm infantry from the 16th century to the early 18th century and also a social stratum, from which personnel for streltsy troops were traditionally recruited. They are also collectively known as streletskoye voysko (). These infantry troops reinforced feudal levy horsemen or pomestnoye voysko ().

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