Tatars and Cossacks
Journal: Oxford University Press eBooks
Year: 2018

Chapter 3 addresses the month-long Allied march from Evpatoria on Crimea’s western shore toward Sevastopol, and includes the Battle of Alma. Chaos followed upon the heels of the enemy invasion as Commander A. S. Menshikov abandoned Evpatoria to the enemy in order to retrench around Sevastopol. Failure to address civilian needs in surrounding regions exacerbated fears of widespread Tatar mutiny. He assigned irregular Cossack forces, many of whom had been waging a war of conquest against Muslim tr