Black Sea Cossack Host

Black Sea Cossack Host (

Bolshaya Laba River

.

History

The Black Sea host played a crucial role in the

Yeya River and east of the Sea of Azov) by her decree of June 30, 1792.^[1] At that time the area was inhabited by Nogain steppe nomads. When Russia annexed the Crimean Khanate in 1783 it inherited the Crimean claim to this land. South of the Kuban were Circassians

.

Renamed the Black Sea Cossack Host in honor of the victories during the Russo-Turkish War,[1] a total of 25,000 people made the migration in 1792–1794 from Ukraine, settling in the regions north of the Kuban River. Initially, the Black Sea Cossacks adhered to Zaporozhian traditions, such as the democratic election of the host government, but in time they adopted many Russian ways.

Instead of a central

Persian Expedition of 1796

where nearly half of the Cossacks died from hunger and disease.

The Host sent the 9th

Patriotic War of 1812. The new host also participated in the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) where they stormed the last remaining Ottoman bastion of the northern Black Sea Coast, the fortress of Anapa, which fell on June 12, 1828. In the course of the Crimean War, the Cossacks foiled attempts by allied forces to land on the Taman Peninsula, whilst the 2nd and 5th plastun battalions took part in the Defence of Sevastopol

(1854–1855).

Odessa

As the years went by, the Black Sea Cossacks continued their systematic penetration into the mountainous regions of the

Kuban Cossack Host, ninety years after the destruction of the Zaporozhian Sich

.

Administration

Upon creation, the territory of the host was governed by the military government.[1] Later, a dedicated military executive office was created, which was headed by the host's ataman.^[1] In military matters, this office was subordinated to Kherson's military governor and, since 1802, to the Crimean Inspectorate.^[1] In civil matters, the office was subordinated to the Governor of Taurida Governorate.^[1]

Gallery

flags of the Black Sea Cossack host
Map of Chornomoria territories in 1806
Black Sea Cossack (1781)
Monument to the first Zaporozhian who landed at the Kuban' shores in 1792, Temryk
Black Sea Cossack (1804)
Black Sea Cossacks (1804)
Painting from "Nations of Russia" (1812-13, Paris)
Trumpeter of cavalry and artillery batteries of the Black Sea Cossack Troops (1840-1845)
Cossack of cavalry artillery batteries of the Black Sea Cossack Army (1840-1845)
Azov Cossacks fighting Turks near the Black Sea coast (1847)
Otaman Yakov Kukharenko (1852)
Plastuns of the Black Sea Cossack Army, who distinguished themselves during the defense of Sevastopol (1854-1855)
Cossack guard-house by Edmund Spencer (1855)
Cossacks on the Black Sea by I.Repin (1908)
Monument to the founders of Bilyayivka - the Cossacks of the Black Sea Cossack Army. Victory Park, Bilyayivka

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Azarenkova et al., pp. 9ff.

Sources

Азаренкова, А. С.; И. Ю. Бондарь; Н. С. Вертышева (1986) [1986]. Основные административно-территориальные преобразования на Кубани (1793–1985 гг.) (in Russian). Краснодарское книжное издательство.

[KubanATS-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Azarenkova et al., pp. 9ff.

[1]

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