The Model Infantry Battalion

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The Model Training Battalion was established in Tsarskoye Selo in 1826.
The Model Infantry Battalion prepared instructors in equipment, all types of rifled weapons, manuals, arrangement of garrison and guard service, and uniform and gear wearing, caretaking and fitting rules. In May of 1827 the Battalion was reformed into the Model Infantry Regiment and was quartered in Sophia, Tsarskoye Selo. The barracks and the outbuildings of the Regiment were located between Gusarskaya and Ogorodnaya Streets. The Sophia parade ground was located nearby. On March 21, 1882, the Model Infantry Training Battalion was reformed into the Officer Small Arms School.