Название: The Cossacks 1799–1815
Автор: Laurence Spring
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия/номер в серии: Warrior/67
Год: 2003
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 63
Размер: 21 Mb
Язык: English


During the Napoleonic Wars, the Cossacks were Russia's unique and plentiful supply of irregular cavalry. They were employed as skirmishers, raiders and scouts, and their tactics of harassment and harrying caused great problems for Napoleon's Grand Arm?e as it retreated through Russia in 1812. This title shows how, although labelled as rapacious, lascivious, mercenary and ill-disciplined on the field by their detractors, they laid claim to being the finest light cavalry in Europe. This book also details the various tribes that made up the Cossack nation, the social structure of Cossack life, and how they were organised and employed in war.