𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐄𝐬𝐭. December 2016 Slavsya, Otechesvo! 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The Imperial Russian Army was the largest standing army in all of Europe under the command of Tsar Alexander I. During the Patriotic War of 1812 the Imperátorskaya Ármiya was able to defeat the Grande Armée with coalition forces and removed Napoleon Bonaparte from power.