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The Orenburg Cossack Host (Russian: Оренбургское казачье войско) was a part of the Cossack population in pre-revolutionary Russia, located in the Orenburg province (today's Orenburg Oblast, part of the Chelyabinsk Oblast and Bashkortostan).

History

After having constructed fortifications around the future town of Orenburg in 1734, they officially founded it in 1735. For the purpose of defending the city and colonizing the region, the Russian government relocated the Cossacks from Ufa, Iset, Samara and other places and created the Orenburg non-regular corps in 1748. In 1755, a part of it was transformed into the Orenburg Cossack Host with 2,000 men.

In 1773–1774, the Orenburg Cossacks took part in Yemelyan Pugachev's insurrection. In 1798, all of the Cossack settlements in the Southern Urals were incorporated into the Orenburg Cossack Host (except for the Ural Cossacks). A decree of 1840 established the borders of the Host and its composition (10 cavalry regiments and 3 artillery battalions). In the mid-19th century, the Cossack population of this region equaled 200,000 people.

The Orenburg Host participated in the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790, and later in the campaigns that Russia waged in order to conquer Central Asia.

Organisation

The Orenburg Host consisted of 2 districts, or okrugs (after 1878 - 3 departments, or otdels). By 1916, the Cossack population of this region had grown to 533,000 people occupying a territory of 7,45 million desyatinas. One desyatina equaled 2,7 acres (11,000 m²). In the early 19th century, the Orenburg Cossack Host supplied 6 cavalry regiments, 3 artillery battalions, 1 cavalry battalion, 1 sotnia (100 men) of guards and 2 detached sotnias. During World War I, the Orenburg Cossack Host supplied 18 cavalry regiments, 9,5 artillery battalions, 1 cavalry battalion, 1 sotnia of guards, 9 unmounted sotnias, 7,5 reserve sotnias and 39 detached and special sotnias (to a total of about 27,000 men).

Post revolution

After the October Revolution of 1917, the leadership of the Orenburg Cossack Host, under the command of Ataman Alexander Dutov, fought against the Turkestan Red Army.^[1] The poorer Cossacks joined the ranks of the Red Army. The 1st Orenburg Cossack Socialist Regiment took part in the Ural Army Campaign of 1918.

In 1920, the Orenburg Cossack Host ceased to exist.

Distinctions

The distinguishing colour of the Orenburg Cossack Host was light blue; worn on the cap bands, shoulder straps and wide trouser stripes of a dark green uniform, of the loose-fitting cut common to the Steppe Cossacks. High fleece hats were worn on occasion with light blue cloth tops.^[2] Officers wore silver epaulettes and braiding.^[3] After 1907 a khaki-grey service uniform of standard Imperial Cavalry pattern was introduced but the light blue distinctions were retained until 1920.

References

^ Chamberlin, William (1935). The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Volume Two. New York: The Macmillan Company. pp. 17, 203.
^ Kenny, Robert W. Uniforms of Imperial & Soviet Russia in Color. p. 89. ISBN 0-7643-1320-7.
^ Emmanuel, Vladimir A. The Russian Imperial Cavalry in 1914. pp. 89 & 93. ISBN 978-0-9889532-1-5.

External

Petr I. Avdeev Istoricheskaya Zapiska ob Orenburgskom Kazach'em Voiske, 1904

[wc2-1] Chamberlin, William (1935). The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Volume Two. New York: The Macmillan Company. pp. 17, 203.

[2] Kenny, Robert W. Uniforms of Imperial & Soviet Russia in Color. p. 89. ISBN 0-7643-1320-7.

[3] Emmanuel, Vladimir A. The Russian Imperial Cavalry in 1914. pp. 89 & 93. ISBN 978-0-9889532-1-5.

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+{{Short description|Host of Cossacks in Orenburg Governorate}}
-[[Image:Orenburg cossacks with camels.jpg|thumb|Orenburg Cossacks on camels]]
+{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
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-'''The Orenburg Cossack Host''' ({{lang-ru|''Оренбургское казачье войско''}}), a part of the [[Cossack]] population in pre-[[revolutionary]] [[Russia]], located in the [[Orenburg]] province (today's [[Orenburg Oblast]], part of the [[Chelyabinsk Oblast]] and [[Bashkortostan]]).
+[[File:Orenburg cossack.jpg|thumb|270px|left|A Cossack officer from [[Orenburg]], with a [[shashka]] at his side and a [[nagaika]] in his hand, early 1900s]]
+The '''Orenburg Cossack Host''' ({{lang-ru|Оренбургское казачье войско}}) was a part of the [[Cossack]] population in pre-[[revolutionary]] [[Russia]], located in the [[Orenburg]] province (today's [[Orenburg Oblast]], part of the [[Chelyabinsk Oblast]] and [[Bashkortostan]]).
+==History==
+After having constructed [[fortification]]s around the future town of Orenburg in 1734, they officially founded it in 1735. For the purpose of defending the city and colonizing the region, the Russian government relocated the Cossacks from [[Ufa]], [[Iset (river)|Iset]], [[Samara]] and other places and created the Orenburg non-regular [[corps]] in 1748. In 1755, a part of it was transformed into the Orenburg [[Cossack host|Cossack Host]] with 2,000 men.
+In 1773&ndash;1774, the Orenburg Cossacks took part in [[Yemelyan Pugachev]]'s [[Rebellion|insurrection]]. In 1798, all of the Cossack [[town|settlement]]s in the Southern [[Ural Mountains|Urals]] were incorporated into the Orenburg Cossack Host (except for the [[Ural Cossacks]]). A [[decree]] of 1840 established the borders of the Host and its composition (10 cavalry regiments and 3 artillery battalions). In the mid-19th century, the Cossack population of this region equaled 200,000 people.
-After having constructed [[fortification]]s around the future town of Orenburg in 1734, they officially founded it in 1735. For the purpose of defending the city and colonizing the region, The Russian government relocated the Cossacks from [[Ufa]], [[Iset River|Iset]], [[Samara, Russia|Samara]] and other places and created the Orenburg non-regular [[corps]] in 1748. In 1755, a part of it was transformed into the Orenburg Cossack Host (or [[Voisko]]) with 2,000 men.
+The Orenburg Host participated in the [[Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)|Russo-Swedish War]] of 1788–1790, and later in the campaigns that Russia waged in order to conquer [[Central Asia]].
-In 1773&mdash;1774, the Orenburg Cossacks took part in [[Yemelyan Pugachev]]'s [[insurrection]]. In 1798, all of the Cossack [[town|settlement]]s in the Southern [[Urals]] were incorporated into the Orenburg Cossack Host (except for the [[Ural Cossacks]]). A [[decree]] of 1840 established the borders of the Host and its composition (10 [[cavalry regiment]]s and 3 [[artillery battalion]]s). In the mid-19th century, the Cossack population of this region equaled 200,000 people.
+==Organisation==
-The Orenburg Host participated in the [[Russo-Swedish War]] of 1788–1790, and later - in all of the wars that Russia waged in order to conquer [[Central Asia]].
+[[Image:Orenburg cossacks with camels.jpg|thumb|270px|left|Orenburg Cossacks on camels, c. 1910]]
+The Orenburg Host consisted of 2 districts, or ''[[Okrug|okrugs]]'' (after 1878 - 3 departments, or ''otdels''). By 1916, the Cossack population of this region had grown to 533,000 people occupying a territory of 7,45 million [[Dessiatin|desyatina]]s. One desyatina equaled 2,7 [[acre]]s (11,000 m<sup>2</sup>). In the early 19th century, the Orenburg Cossack Host supplied 6 cavalry regiments, 3 artillery battalions, 1 cavalry battalion, 1 [[sotnia]] (100 men) of guards and 2 detached sotnias. During [[World War I]], the Orenburg Cossack Host supplied 18 cavalry regiments, 9,5 artillery battalions, 1 cavalry battalion, 1 sotnia of guards, 9 unmounted sotnias, 7,5 reserve sotnias and 39 detached and special sotnias (to a total of about 27,000 men).
+==Post revolution==
-The Orenburg Host consisted of 2 districts, or ''okrugs'' (after 1878 - 3 departments, or ''otdels''). In 1916, the Cossack population of this region equaled 533,000 people on a land of 7,45 million [[desyatina]]s. One desyatina equaled 2,7 [[acre]]s (11,000&nbsp;m²). In the peaceful years of the early 19th century, the Orenburg Cossack Host supplied 6 cavalry regiments, 3 artillery battalions, 1 [[cavalry battalion]], 1 [[sotnya]] (100 men) of guards and 2 detached sotnyas. During [[World War I]], the Orenburg Cossack Host supplied 18 cavalry regiments, 9,5 artillery battalions, 1 cavalry battalion, 1 sotnya of guards, 9 unmounted sotnyas, 7,5 reserve sotnyas and 39 detached and special sotnyas (the total of 27,000 men).
+After the [[October Revolution]] of 1917, the leadership of the Orenburg Cossack Host, under the command of [[Ataman]] [[Alexander Dutov]], fought against the [[Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic|Turkestan Red Army]].<ref name="wc2">{{cite book |last1=Chamberlin |first1=William |title=The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Volume Two |date=1935 |publisher=The Macmillan Company |location=New York |pages=17,203}}</ref> The poorer Cossacks joined the ranks of the [[Red Army]]. The 1st Orenburg Cossack [[Socialism|Socialist]] Regiment took part in the [[Ural Army Campaign of 1918]].
-After the [[October Revolution]] of 1917, the leadership of the Orenburg Cossack Host  under the command of [[Ataman]] [[Alexander Dutov]] fought against the [[Soviets]]. The poorer Cossacks joined the ranks of the [[Red Army]]. The 1st Orenburg Cossack [[Socialist]] Regiment took part in the [[Ural Army Campaign of 1918]].
-In 1920, the Orenburg Cossack Host ceased to exist due to its liquidation.
+In 1920, the Orenburg Cossack Host ceased to exist.
-==See also==
+== Distinctions ==
+[[File:Stanisław Masłowski, Świt 1906 (Wiosna 1905).jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|''Wiosna roku 1905'' ([[Revolution of 1905|Spring of 1905]]) by [[Stanisław Masłowski]], 1906 – Orenburg Cossacks patrol at [[Ujazdów Avenue|Ujazdowskie Avenue]] in [[Warsaw]] ([[National Museum in Warsaw]])]]
-*[[Nagaybaks]] - Tatar-speaking Cossacks, belonged to the Orenburg Host
+The distinguishing colour of the Orenburg Cossack Host was light blue; worn on the cap bands, shoulder straps and wide trouser stripes of a dark green uniform, of the loose-fitting cut common to the Steppe Cossacks. High fleece hats were worn on occasion with light blue cloth tops.<ref>{{cite book|first=Robert W.|last=Kenny|page=89|title=Uniforms of Imperial & Soviet Russia in Color|ISBN=0-7643-1320-7}}</ref> Officers wore silver epaulettes and braiding.<ref>{{cite book|first=Vladimir A.|last=Emmanuel|pages=89 & 93|title=The Russian Imperial Cavalry in 1914|ISBN=978-0-9889532-1-5}}</ref> After 1907 a khaki-grey service uniform of standard Imperial Cavalry pattern was introduced but the light blue distinctions were retained until 1920.
-==References==
+== See also ==
+* [[Nağaybäk|Nagaybaks]], Tatar-speaking Cossacks belonging to the Orenburg Host
+== References ==
-*Petr I. Avdeev ''Istoricheskaya Zapiska ob Orenburgskom Kazach'em Voiske'', 1904
+{{reflist}}
+== External ==
-[[Category:Cossack military units and formations]]
+* Petr I. Avdeev ''Istoricheskaya Zapiska ob Orenburgskom Kazach'em Voiske'', 1904
+[[Category:Orenburg Cossacks| ]]
-[[ru:Оренбургские казаки]]
+[[Category:Cossack hosts]]
-[[uk:Оренбурзькі козаки]]
+[[Category:White movement]]
+[[Category:History of Ural]]
+[[Category:History of the Cossacks in Russia]]