title: 12th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)
text: # 12th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)
  
  The 12th Cavalry Division (Russian: 12-я кавалерийская дивизия, 12-ya Kavaleriiskaya Diviziya) was a cavalry formation of the Russian Imperial Army.
  
  ## Organization
  
  * 1st Cavalry Brigade
     * 12th Regiment of Dragoons
     * 12th Uhlan Regiment
  * 2nd Cavalry Brigade
     * 12th Regiment of Hussars
     * 12th Regiment of Cossacks
  * 12th Horse Artillery Division
  
  ## Commanders
  
  * 1878–1886: Victor Fedorovitch Winberg
  * 1886–1896: Alexander Mikhailovich Lermontov
  * 1896–1898: David Ivanovich Orlov
  * 1898–1899: Sergei Vasilchikov
  * 1912-1915: Alexey Kaledin
  * 1915-1917: Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
  