The Cossacks of the Ukraine; Comprising Biographical Notices of the Most Celebrated Cossack Chiefs ... with a Memoir of Princess Tarakanof, and Some P (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ... Batukhan--xne Tatars--(Difference betweenTJussian and Polish Cossacks--The Cossacks of the Don--Their Arms and Mode of Warfare--The first Chief a the Cossacks of the Dnieper--Union of the Cossacks with Poland--Baory--His Policy respecting the Cossacks--Their IncursionsVBoats1--Cruises on the Black Sea--Dissensions between the Cossacks and the Poles--Revolt of the Cossacks--Their Defeat--Sahaydatchny--Decline of the Cossacks--History of Khmielnitski--Andrew Firley--His Defence of Zbaraz--Horrors of the Siege--The friendly Arrow--Battle of Zborof--Convention of Khmielnitski with the Poles--His treacherous conduct--Deliverance of Khmielnitski--His Invasion of Moldavia--Battle of Beresteczko--Defection of Khmielnitski--The Convention with Russia--The two wild Bulls--The dying words of Khmielnitski. The immense solitudes which spread between the Volga, the Don, and the Dnieper, between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, appear to have been, from time immemorial, the fatherland of those wandering nations and barbarian hordes who, subsisting by rapine and THE POLISH COSSACKS. Origin of the Cossacks; terivation of the Name)--Invasion of B pillage, thundered down upon civilized Europe like an avalanche; leaving in the rear of their destructive and fearful track nought save carnage, conflagration, ruin, and despair. Confounded and intermixed, as regards their origin, the one with the other, these predatory tribes have passed, ever since the ancient Scythians, under different names; but all bear one peculiar, distinctive, and forcibly-impressed character, both individually and in common, too indel.ib.le to be either obliterated or mistakes: ' whilst.-the ' general resemblance observable amongst them is so decided and striking, as to preclude...