Kırım Harbi'nde (1853-1856) Doğu Anadolu Cephesinde Cereyan Eden Muharebelerde Başı-Bozuk Birlikleri
Journal: Journal of Turkish Research Institute
Year: 2013

Ottoman state thought to protect it&amp;#039;s borders by making a strong defence against Russia in east front During Crimea War. İn defence plan framework, under the order of Anatolia Army commandership, a numbers of forces consisting of volunteers and irregular soldiers as well as regular Army forces were taken into military service. But, irregular forces and volunteers didnt give desired support to the regular forces, and this caused the army to become failure against Russians in the war. But