Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna May 1917 zvikamu zvikuru zvevarwi vokuLatvia zvakachinjira kuvimbika kwazvo kuvaBolshevik. Vakazozivikanwa seRed Latvian Riflemen (, ) uye vakatora chikamu muRussia Civil War. Varwi vakashingaira mukudzvinyirira kupandukira kwevaBolshevik muMoscow neYaroslavl muna 1918. Vakarwa naDenikin, Yudenich, naWrangel. Pashure pokukunda muna
Oryol-Kromy kushanda kurwisa Denikin muna Gumiguru 1919 chikamu chevaLatvia Riflemen chakagamuchira kuzivikanwa kukuru kwemauto panguva iyoyo: iyo Inokudzwa Tsvuku Mureza weVTsIK. Jukums Vācietis, aimbova colonel muLatvia Rifles akava mukuru mukuru wekutanga weRed Army.