Opened a passage between America and Asia. In 1648 the Russian Cossack Simeon Dezhnev Introduction: History, Weapons, Deployment. ‘Ueber den Kosaken, und dessen Brauchbarkeit im Felde’ He will not stand and oppose theirįormed attacks, and in open order he will surpass them in The German and French light cavalry are notįeared by the Cossack. Their own in closed order and sent forward the Polish for The French, as long as they possessed cavalry, held back
Were capable to fight in closed, as well as in open order,Īnd because he had to cope with them almost all the time 'The Cossack fears horsemen of no nation, except the Turks.įor the Polish lancers he has admiration, because these On the ground are corpses of French soldiers and horses. Picture: Cossacks in early spring 1813, by Wojciech Kossak. They detest artillery, but when they are three to one they become impudent.'Ģ. If I had then in my army, I would go through all the world with them.' 'Cossacks are the best light troops among all that exist. Cossack officer to Caulaincourt in 1812 He'd have been Emperor of China long ago.' 'If Napoleon had had Cossacks in his army Cossacks ! : Napoleonic wars: Tactics : Uniforms : Organization Cossacks of the Napoleonic Wars
