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Beschreibung

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 Armée 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.

It 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.

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 Armée 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.

It 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.

Über den Autor
Laurence Spring, an expert on Napoleonic Russian uniforms, is the author of Osprey's Warrior 51: Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799-1815 and several other books on the Napoleonic Wars.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chronology
Enlistment
Training
Appearance and equipment
Everyday life
Experience of battle
Colour plate commentary
Museums
Collecting
Re-enactment
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Warrior
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781841764641
ISBN-10: 1841764647
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Spring, Laurence
Illustrator: Hook, Adam
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Warrior
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 248 x 186 x 6 mm
Von/Mit: Laurence Spring
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.03.2003
Gewicht: 0,222 kg
Artikel-ID: 133668250

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