Alleged Mutiny of Company I

This paper covers the mutiny of Company I and is a micro-history of events which took place during the Russian intervention. The mutiny is a little known event in the history of a relatively little unknown expedition launched in the closing months of the Great War which 4,000 U.S. troops dispatched to northern Russia on a mission few understood. Further examination leads to the question, why was Company I of the 339th Regiment, composed the bulk of the expedition's strength, accused of mutiny at Archangel, Russia, in the spring of 1919? This thesis investigates the background to the alleged mutiny, mutinies that have occurred prior to the incident with Company I, relations between the American companies and other Allies serving in Archangel, and conditions the soldiers fought under. The examination will focus primarily on the relationship between the American and British forces, and the accounts surrounding the alleged mutiny in order to exonerate Company I of all charges of mutiny. This is the student's Capstone paper from Norwich University.