18th and 19th Centuries
Grenadier units were already perceived as elite at that time, and received various privileges. For example, in many armies, the privilege...
Grenadiers - selected infantry units and / or cavalry, originally intended for the assault of enemy fortifications, mainly in siege operations.
Grenadiers were armed with...
Stratiots were mercenaries from the Balkan Peninsula, hired mainly by states of southern and central Europe from the XV to the Middle. XVIII century.
Stratioti...
Origins
According to one version in the 10th century, light cavalry was mentioned in the Byzantine military manuals, which was called chosariori or chonsariori. In...
Napoleonic Wars
In foreign policy, the Danish government maintained the principle of non-intervention. The close alliance with Russia, however, forced Denmark to raise weapons against...