Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given a context, further information available on a particular linked term from the statement, and an answer term. Your job is to generate a question that can use the information provided to obtain the given answer. You should use the information on both context and link information to create the question. Note that the answer to the question should be exactly the given answer, and if the answer is none, the answer to the question shouldn't be obtainable from the context or linked information.
Problem:Context: Semashko rallied the men into a militia to protect the city from hooligans and fires when the Russian Imperial Army abandoned the city during the Great Retreat in mid 1915. Link Information: In the early 1850s, the Russian army consisted of more than 900,000 regular soldiers and nearly 250,000 irregulars (mostly Cossacks). Answer: more than 900,000 regular soldiers and nearly 250,000 irregulars
Solution:
How many soldiers were there in the Russian Imperial Army?