▁There ▁were ▁both ▁inf antry ▁and ▁mounted ▁reg iments . ▁At ▁different ▁places ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁non uniform ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁sub ord ination , ▁head ▁count , ▁degree ▁of ▁military ▁training . ▁This ▁state ▁was ▁often ▁called ▁" half - part isan ". ▁While ▁successful ▁at ▁local ▁conflicts ▁( e . g ., ▁with ▁at aman ▁Alexander ▁D ut ov ▁in ▁O ren burg ▁g ub erni ya ), ▁this ▁loose ▁organization ▁was ▁in efficient ▁when ▁comb ating ▁larger , ▁organized ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Army . ▁Therefore , ▁when ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁was ▁decre ed , ▁Red ▁Gu ards ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁Army ▁Reserve ▁and ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁regular ▁military ▁det ach ments . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁</ ref > ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Edu ard ▁Mart yn ov ich ▁D une , ▁Notes ▁of ▁a ▁Red ▁Guard ▁Trans l ated ▁by ▁D . ▁Ko en ker , ▁S . ▁A . ▁Smith ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁U . ▁Illinois ▁Press ▁ ▁R ex ▁A . ▁W ade , ▁Red ▁gu ards ▁and ▁workers ' ▁milit ias ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁Stan ford ▁U . ▁Press ▁▁ ▁First - person ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ▁Beat ty , ▁B ess ie . ▁The ▁Red ▁Heart ▁of ▁Russia . ▁New ▁York : ▁Century , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Williams , ▁Albert ▁Rh ys . ▁Through ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution . ▁New ▁York : ▁B oni ▁and ▁Liver ight ,