Peter the Great's Army (2) : Cavalry
Contributors: Dave Rickman (Illustrator)
Series: Men-At-Arms, 264
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: November 25, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781855323483
Subjects: History; Land forces & warfare; Uniforms & insignia; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Military Science; Cavalry; Military History - Modern; History - Military / War; History: American; Russia; Military - General; History / Military / General
First sentence: men. Pre-Petrine Muscovite rank was given as 'the reward for wounds, loss of blood or of having been a prisoner; it was also given to those whose fathers or other relatives had died in battle or on campaign' (Klyuchevsky 1958).