History

This medal was instituted by Peter the Great. It was awarded to those who participated in the battle of Kalisz.

The Silver Medal was conferred upon Non-Commissioned Officers and other Cavalrymen.

The obverse inscription translates to: "Tsar Peter Alekseevich Sovereign of All Russia", and the reverse translates to: "For Loyalty and Bravery".

The obverse inscription translates to: "Tsar Peter Alekseevich Sovereign of All Russia", and the reverse translates to: "For Loyalty and Bravery".

The Battle of Kalisz (aka Kalish) occured on October 29, 1706 in Kalisz, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The three hour battle was fought between the aligned Poles, Saxons and Russians of 30,000 soldiers against the smaller Swedish forces of nearly 4,500. The results was a Russian-Polish-Saxon victory at the cost of 4,900 casualties. The Swedish suffered 3,000, including 1,800 prisoners who were eventually returned.