During the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), 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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1841764647
ISBN13:9781841764641
Release Date:March 2003
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"
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